GoPro captures terrifying moment skydiver loses parachute mid-flight

He was able to successfully land using a reserve.
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A skydiver delivering a game ball to a soccer game in Oklahoma City on June 28 captured a terrifying moment on his GoPro when he lost his main parachute.

Daniel Herndon was recording the flight with his helmet camera and released the raw video onto his Facebook page yesterday.

"I lost my main parachute and freebag but did have a successful landing and got to deliver the game ball to the official," Herndon writes on Facebook.


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