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The Skydiver Saved by Fire Ants After Plunging 14,500 Feet
Joan Murray survived a big fall thanks to some little helpers
There are people such as me who tend to play it safe. I don’t care to meet my maker before absolutely necessary. Then there are people who love living on the edge, running towards the unthinkable and sometimes achieving the impossible. They seek the surge of adrenaline that runs through their bodies when they push it to the brink. What could bring on more of an adrenaline rush than jumping out of a plane at 14,500 feet?
Skydiving is a pretty common activity for thrill-seekers. It often winds up on bucket lists and is considered an extreme sport by many. As dangerous as leaping from a plane and falling towards the ground at a terminal velocity of 120 mph sounds, it is actually considered safer than driving a car.
In 2012, only 19 people died in parachuting accidents in the United States, while an estimated 34,000 people died in car accidents.
If you make one skydiving jump a year, your chance of dying is roughly one in 100,000.
Deaths resulting from skydiving can occur for several different reasons, no pull/low pull, meaning that they did not deploy their…
