December 15th, 2008
Posted in A sky diving enthusiast saw his life flash before his eyes as he was plunging more than 13,000 feet in the air as his parachute failed to function.
Twenty-seven year old Rafael Sarria 
said that he was lucky to be alive after his parachute got caught on the rear flaps of the plane minutes after he jumped out. The damage on the parachute nearly cost him his life.
Sarria said that he thought his time was up as he fumbled with his parachute to open. During this time, he’s already thinking of his baby girl who he will leave behind in this world.
Luckily, his parachute partially deployed and lessened the speed of his fall. He managed to land in an avocado grove where he was immediately treated on site by the paramedics. After the basic treatment, he was immediately flown to Ryder Trauma Center in Jackson Memorial Hospital.
Doctors have said that Sarria only had a few cuts which will heal in the next few years. Maria Sarria, the sky diver’s wife, said that she found out about the accident while she was shopping for diapers for their daughter, Natalia.
Sarria is currently undergoing physical therapy and is scheduled to be released next week.
