Sydney, Dec 11, 2025 (AFP) - Skydiver survives plane-tail dangling incident in Australia

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2025-12-11

Heart-stopping footage released Thursday by Australian authorities showed the moment a skydiver was left dangling thousands of metres in the air after their parachute caught on the plane's tail. The skydiver survived the incident, which occurred south of Cairns during a stunt in September but has only just been revealed following investigations by the transport safety watchdog. Plans for a 16-way formation by parachutists at 15,000 feet (4,600 me......

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