“I thought he was dead,” Reed Zibilich said, talking about his most recent skydive jump with his brother, Tucker, last weekend in Memphis.
Zibilich has been an avid skydiver for years. He and his brother began skydiving when they each turned 18, taking trips with their father and uncle.
“It’s as close to flying as you can get,” said Zibilich as he described his love for the sport. “it’s the most addicting thing to do.”
However, while this is usually an extremely exhilarating sport for Zibilich, it turned into a nightmare within the blink of an eye.
After jumping out of the plane Zibilich looked over to see a parachute spinning violently to the ground. Realizing it was his brother’s chute he began to panic.
“I started looking around everywhere for him,” he said. “I’ve had a malfunction before so I know how to handle them. My brother never has so I was nervous he didn’t know how to react.” After several minutes of horror, Zibilich was close enough to the ground to realize that his brother had safely landed.
“I was so relieved to see him walking around on the ground with his back up chute still attached” Zibilich said.
Zibilich says that in his over 170 jumps, he has only had one malfunction.
“There is a 99 percent chance that the first chute will open he said, adding that the thrill is completely worth the small risk.
To plan a skydiving trip of your own, contact West Tennessee Skydiving at 901-759-3483
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