[Dog Gone]

Sounds like he never pulled the ripcord.

[hattend]

He was still in winged/glide mode probably waiting to pass the bridge before pulling the ricord...oops!

[gortklattu]

I think I know what that skydiver was trying to do....open below ground level. Only one skydiver that I know of, BJ Worth had done that. (He did the work for the James Bond movies and did the ejection scene for the Right Stuff) I jumped with him in Casa Grande AZ in the 70's.

If the jumper was trying to open below ground level he had some time to adjust his fall before he hit the bridge. He may have tried to cut it close on purpose. That's my bet.

Terminal Velocity in a stable position is a little over 120 mph. I gather the ground rush he experienced was incredible. At least he died in a thrill. To the new jumpers, just jumping is kind of boring.