What's it like to pass out from hypoxia in freefall? Well, it starts with 5 skydivers at 22,000 feet and only 4 oxygen masks. Those numbers just don't add up.
After exiting the plane, one of the skydivers becomes unconscious in freefall; his 2 friends have to stabilize him and deploy his main parachute. When he landed, he told his friends that he woke up under canopy!
A situation like this could've easily been avoided had there been enough oxygen masks for all 5 skydivers. The effects of hypoxia are serious and can happen without you even knowing, so please be careful and stay aware of what can happen on high altitude jumps.
What's it like to pass out from hypoxia in freefall? Well, it starts with 5 skydivers at 22,000 feet and only 4 oxygen masks. Those numbers just don't add up.
After exiting the plane, one of the skydivers becomes unconscious in freefall; his 2 friends have to stabilize him and deploy his main parachute. When he landed, he told his friends that he woke up under canopy!
A situation like this could've easily been avoided had there been enough oxygen masks for all 5 skydivers. The effects of hypoxia are serious and can happen without you even knowing, so please be careful and stay aware of what can happen on high altitude jumps.
