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    Skydiver Who Survived 3,000 Foot Fall Says She Was Pushed From Plane



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    Lareece Butler, a novice skydiver who amazed experts when she survived a 3,000 foot fall when her parachute failed, has claimed she was pushed from the plane by her instructor.

    The 26-year-old mother of one hit the ground near Grahamstown, South Africa on Saturday as her boyfriend watched.

    Butler survived with bruises, a broken leg, and a concussion. Her parachute was designed to open automatically but failed to properly deploy.

    Butler has come out as saying she was pushed from the plane by a female instructor, after hesitating when she saw fellow skydivers have problems with their parachutes.

    "I watched the other three guys jump but all three of them got tangled in their cords and one of them was spinning," Butler said from her hospital bed.

    "I told her that I did not want to jump anymore. I told her to take us down. She pushed me and I held onto the airplane with the wind rushing past me."

    "She pushed me again and I fell. I tried opening the emergency chute but it did not open. I said 'God save me please. I have a son' and after that I do not remember anything before waking up here on Sunday."
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    The family is now considering legal action against the operator, EP Skydiving Club.

    Joos Vos, a member of the company who was not on the plane, denied the allegations. ""I am aware of the allegations and dispute them. I have done a full investigation and can see nothing to suggest any grounds for them at all."

    Police arrived at the scene but at present are not investigating the case. An investigation is being started, however, by the Parachute Association of South Africa.

    Mark Bellingan, a spokesman for the association, told press: "At this stage this appears to have just been a bizarre accident. The woman was fully trained and was briefed to spot for trouble. In the event of a problem with her first chute, she should have jettisoned it and used her reserve chute, but for whatever reason she did not."

    Bellingan denied Butler had been pushed. "What would the instructor gain by doing that? The instructors are very experienced," he said.

    Doctors have expressed amazement with Butler's survival, calling it "nothing but divine intervention, nothing short of a miracle".
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    yes i said i will leave it under you storage he said cuddle with me i said shut up it over??? what am i doing wrong??

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    Re: Skydiver Who Survived 3,000 Foot Fall Says She Was Pushed From Plane

      That's terrifying and amazing.
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    Re: Skydiver Who Survived 3,000 Foot Fall Says She Was Pushed From Plane

    wow. thats crazy. she's like a walking miracle.  :2huh:
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    [quote author=beli link=topic=24531.msg1559938#msg1559938 date=1268259280]
    wow. thats crazy. she's like a walking miracle.  :2huh:
    [/quote]

    Or a walking liar.

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    Re: Skydiver Who Survived 3,000 Foot Fall Says She Was Pushed From Plane

    I think she's a witch.... :lol:  What other explanation is there???

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    Re: Skydiver Who Survived 3,000 Foot Fall Says She Was Pushed From Plane

    [quote author=mydeathspace link=topic=24531.msg1560735#msg1560735 date=1268330633]
    Or a walking liar.
    [/quote]

    i don't feel like reading the thing again, but im sure someone witnessed it. werent there other divers? the whole thing about being pushed though, im not too sure i believe that. what would the instructor gain by pushing the woman out?
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    Re: Skydiver Who Survived 3,000 Foot Fall Says She Was Pushed From Plane

    Beli!!

    Mike is talking about lying about being pushed. Lol

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    Re: Skydiver Who Survived 3,000 Foot Fall Says She Was Pushed From Plane

    I'm saying she's lying about her chute not opening.
    And affirmative action is a very nice term for racial discrimination against better-qualified white people in jobs, employment, promotions and scholarships, and college admittance.

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    Re: Skydiver Who Survived 3,000 Foot Fall Says She Was Pushed From Plane

    [quote author=beli link=topic=24531.msg1560827#msg1560827 date=1268335498]
    i don't feel like reading the thing again, but im sure someone witnessed it. werent there other divers? the whole thing about being pushed though, im not too sure i believe that. what would the instructor gain by pushing the woman out?
    [/quote]
    It's not like they were trying to kill her. It was a "stop being a pussy, you signed up to do this, now do it" kind of push.
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    Re: Skydiver Who Survived 3,000 Foot Fall Says She Was Pushed From Plane

    Wait is that octomom?  :-o

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    Re: Skydiver Who Survived 3,000 Foot Fall Says She Was Pushed From Plane

    [quote author=yellowCake1 link=topic=24531.msg1561199#msg1561199 date=1268354643]
    Wait is that octomom?  :-o
    [/quote]

    If I had that many kids I'd jump from an airplane without a chute, too, and I'd be pretty pissed if I survived.
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    Re: Skydiver Who Survived 3,000 Foot Fall Says She Was Pushed From Plane

    Why don't they ask the other divers who were supposedly spinning and having trouble with their shoots to confirm part of her story where not all is possible.

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    Re: Skydiver Who Survived 3,000 Foot Fall Says She Was Pushed From Plane

    [quote author=AlexaC link=topic=24531.msg1562516#msg1562516 date=1268456365]
    Why don't they ask the other divers who were supposedly spinning and having trouble with their shoots to confirm part of her story where not all is possible.
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    tee hee
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    Re: Skydiver Who Survived 3,000 Foot Fall Says She Was Pushed From Plane

    The ONLY way you would get me to jump out of a plane would be to push me.

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    Re: Skydiver Who Survived 3,000 Foot Fall Says She Was Pushed From Plane

    [quote author=irishkat link=topic=24531.msg1562822#msg1562822 date=1268494469]
    The ONLY way you would get me to jump out of a plane would be to push me.
    [/quote]

    That's why I went tandem.  Someone is attached to you so you basically do get pushed out. 

    Also, if you are cheap like I am...once they tell you that you don't get a refund if you chicken out, I made sure to get my ass out.

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