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A Cape Town man was seriously injured after his parachute failed to open when he jumped off XXXXXXX in a base jump stunt on Friday.

Karl Heyden, 44, crashed onto Africa ledge below the upper cableway station and broke an arm, both his legs and his pelvis. Rescuers took him to the Milnerton Medi-Clinic, where his condition was described as stable.

He was due for surgery for the multiple-trauma injuries he sustained.

Anwaz Bent, of Wilderness Search and Rescue, said Heyden, an experienced base jumper, had tried to parachute with another man. His companion landed safely.

Bent said rescue teams battled for hours to save his life. They used the cablecar to abseil down and put him on a stretcher so he could be airlifted to hospital by helicopter.

Base jumping often involves leaping off mountains, skyscrapers or high bridges that leave precariously little time for the parachute to open.

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Dude, is BLiNC down, or is it just me?

sAME HERE..

I did get into BLiNC, although I'm having trouble again, now.

For the benefit of those who can't access that other thread, it appears that this was an off heading followed by wall strike. Injuries may not have been as serious as initially reported, and apparently the jumper was expected to spend only a short time (one or two days) in the hospital.

i acsess Blinc whith no problems and did so all day...

Guess Mick is teasing people on the other side of the pond