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Broke Back Man-on-Tow

2010 Reader Submission
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Paragliding! The realisation of man's dreams of flight. We all wish we could soar into the sky and lazily drift on the thermals like an Iberian Red Kite. But do we? No, because IF we could afford a paraglider, we probably then couldn't the requisite lessons and licence.

"But how hard can it be?" thought Roy Dixon, of Hexham, Northumberland, UK. "This is the modern age; I'll just watch a few Youtube instructional videos, get towed by a car and I'M OFF!"

Indeed, off he was, from 40ft up, under the supreme power of Newton's finest. Result: two vertebrae broken and one rescue helicopter scrambled.

Not shy of the media, Mr Dixon has provided some fantastic quotes:

"I should have joined a club and got lessons but I was trying to teach myself and learn from bits I had seen on YouTube."

"The thing you should never do, which I did, was tether it to a solid object."

"I went shooting up in the air, then banged down on the ground. Then I went up again."

"The pain was like an explosion going off inside me."

"I am very blessed that I got off so lightly,"

"I am very embarrassed about the cost of the rescue and using all these resources up."

Doing well in hospital, I feel Mr Dixon is worthy of at least an honourable mention. And I leave you with his finest quote:

"As I was dropping, I was thinking, 'this is serious'."

Submitted on 05/25/2010

Submitted by: Mark Garner
Reference: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izzlN2zC8PU

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>> Moderator Scores <<

Bruce said:
Definitely Toss: Repeat
Thanks, Mark, but we've already received this story a bunch of times.


Candi said:
Definitely Toss: Repeat
What Bruce said.


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