What I survived

Surviving a 15,000 Foot Freefall: Brad's Impossible Story

February 17, 2026·40 min·5-min readnarrativetrue crime
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Brad Guy, a 22-year-old from rural Australia, survived a catastrophic skydiving accident in 2013 when both his main and reserve parachutes failed, leaving him and his instructor to free fall from 15,000 feet. Though physically he survived against all odds, the trauma triggered a decade-lo

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Brad GuyJack Lawrence

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Freefall, The Luckiest Man Aliveby Brad Guy

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