That was citing someone near the scene of the crash, 80 miles away from where he ejected.
It happened to a Vietnam war pilot I heard and questioned about how he bailed out at a low altitude ( 2 weeks ago at an Officers luncheon in Florida).
Plane was inverted and damaged pinned him inside the cockpit. Unable to reach main punch out lever but he was eventually able to reach the backup control under his seat.
Said it took him about 7 seconds to hit the ground, luckily vertical, but got stuck in the mud and captured. Spent about 267 days in captivity before being released in 1973.
His slide program on the Hanoi Hilton complex was detailed and amazing, as well as his stories about NVA torture sessions and methods.