( CNN ) For the uninitiated , skydiving can be scary enough : leaping out of a plane , free-falling at 120 miles per hour , keeping your presence of mind as you pull the cord on your parachute . Now imagine having a seizure and losing consciousness more than 9,000 feet above the earth . That 's what happened to Christopher Jones , 22 , of Perth , Australia . His experience was captured on a video that has more than 4.4 million views on YouTube . `` Halfway through the skydive , he had a seizure and rolled onto his back , '' WA Skydiving Academy business manager and chief instructor Robin O'Neill told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation . Instructor Sheldon McFarlane , who was wearing a helmet camera , struggled to catch up with Jones . McFarlane finally managed to grab Jones at about 4,000 feet and pull the rip cord . Jones regained consciousness and landed uneventfully , O'Neill said . McFarlane told the ABC he was n't concerned . Thanks to two `` AADs '' -- automatic activation devices -- Jones ' parachute was going to automatically deploy , he said . Nevertheless , the instructor wanted to make sure the situation was completely under control . `` At no time was I worried he was going to hit the ground without a parachute , but given the circumstances and where we were I thought it would be better to get him under parachute earlier than later , '' McFarlane said . `` I managed to catch him on my second attempt and deploy his parachute . '' Jones , who described the incident on YouTube as `` possibly the scariest moment of my life , '' told the ABC that skydiving was a substitute for his dream of becoming a pilot . He had been cleared by his doctor to jump . `` I 've always wanted to have the feeling of flight , so I just thought , considering I ca n't fly a plane due to my condition , I thought I 'd give it a go , '' he said . Jones told the ABC that he 'd been seizure-free for four years but was not intending to pursue a skydiving career .
Man has seizure at 120 miles per hour while skydiving , becomes unconscious . He is saved by instructor during his free fall . Video of incident has more than 4.4 million views on YouTube .