A skydiver narrowly avoided death after a double parachute malfunction resulted in him plunging to the ground at around 25mph . The footage captured on the skydiver ’ s head camera begins with a trio jumping from a plane over Perris , California . Initially the jump appears to be a success as the skydiver picks up images of the plane , his fellow skydivers dressed in wingsuits and the Californian landscape on his camera . So far so good : The skydiver captures his fellow jumpers on their descent over Perris , California . But suddenly , the bridle , which connects the pilot chute – a small auxiliary parachute used to deploy the main parachute – to the deployment bag containing the parachute , wraps around the pilot chute . It then appears that the reserve parachute , which is automatically deployed via an RSL ( reserve static line ) system after cutting away from the main parachute , becomes tangled . This sends the skydiver spiralling out of control , and he begins a dizzying descent back down to earth from a height of more than 1000ft . The skydiver 's reserve parachute , which is automatically deployed via an RSL system after cutting away from the main parachute , becomes tangled . The skydiver is sent spiralling out of control and back down to earth at a height of more than 1000ft . As he finally reaches the ground it appears that he is descending relatively slowly considering he is without a fully working parachute . But as he slams into the earth with a crunch he groans in pain and shock before attempting to rise to his feet . The man was later taken to the hospital where , remarkably , he was only treated for mild concussion and bruising . Writing online after the incident , the skydiver said that he was very lucky to be alive and that some of the people who witnessed the fall expected it to be fatal . The skydiver slams into the earth at a speed of around 25mph and groans in pain and shock . The man was taken to the hospital where he was only treated for mild concussion and bruising .
The skydiver 's bridle becomes tangled around his pilot chute . He is then pulled to the ground by a rope attached to him, and he lands safely on the ground.