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Mid-air parachute split caught on camera

The man and his instructor landed in water and were rescued without serious injuries.

By Ben Hooper
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ANKARA, Turkey, Dec. 22 (UPI) -- A 286-pound Russian man who went tandem paragliding in Turkey captured the heart-stopping moment his parachute split in half on video.

The man, identified only as Masha, can be seen in the video smiling into the camera while his tandem paragliding instructor attempts a loop trick, but his expression changes quickly when the parachute splits in half mid-trick and sends them into a spiral.

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The instructor was able to deploy three small emergency chutes to slow their descent.

The pair landed in the water and were rescued without serious injury.

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