X-Games Skater Survives 40 Foot Fall
Trend Huntress — August 4, 2007 — Lifestyle
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Unlike cats, extreme athletes don't always land on their feet. But after watching this, video I'm convinced skateboarder Jake Brown has nine lives.
At the X Games Skateboard Big Air competition, Brown lost control of his board and was sent free falling four stories. After launching a soaring 720, Brown raced up the adjacent quarterpipe and immediately lost control. He flailed and flopped and was able to avoid crashing face first into the ground. He landed on his tailbone, with his head and limbs hitting soon after, shoes flying off upon impact. He laid unconscious at the bottom of the ramp for nearly five minutes.
In extreme fashion, Jake Brown regained consciousness and walked off the ramp, fists raised in triumph. He spent the night in the hospital where doctors said he only had a slight concussion.
At the X Games Skateboard Big Air competition, Brown lost control of his board and was sent free falling four stories. After launching a soaring 720, Brown raced up the adjacent quarterpipe and immediately lost control. He flailed and flopped and was able to avoid crashing face first into the ground. He landed on his tailbone, with his head and limbs hitting soon after, shoes flying off upon impact. He laid unconscious at the bottom of the ramp for nearly five minutes.
In extreme fashion, Jake Brown regained consciousness and walked off the ramp, fists raised in triumph. He spent the night in the hospital where doctors said he only had a slight concussion.
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