This is the heart-stopping moment a paraglider had an almost fatal jump where his parachute failed to open correctly.

The clip, filmed on March 6 at Pleiades Mountain in Switzerland, shows the moment an experienced paraglider had an incredibly close call before he has to pull the emergency parachute after his original chute gets tangled around him.

The filmer from France, who wishes to remain anonymous said, “it took me several days to realise what had happened as I was in a state of shock, I didn't realise. I now realise how lucky I was.

“I am 32-years-old and I have been adventuring for 15 or 16 years. I am also a kayak instructor, mountain bike instructor - I supervise the groups. And I am aware of the risks, I like to push my limits and I take all the precautions but sometimes things go wrong.”

The flight started quietly and the conditions were calm the filmer explained. But after stalling, there followed an emergency rescue procedure, "which could have been fatal."

"I landed in a meadow between two forests without any injury or material damage as if an angel had protected me.”

Un vol qui commence tranquillement dans des conditions calme puis arrive un incident de vol après un décrochage de la voile suivit d’une procédure d’urgence de secours qui aurait pu être fatale.
J'ai atterrie dans une prairie entre deux forêts sans aucune blessure ni dégât matériel comme si un ange m'avait protégé.


A flight that begins quietly in calm conditions and then arrives at a flight incident after the stall is lifted followed by an emergency rescue procedure which could have been fatal.
I landed in a meadow between two forests without any injury or material damage as if an angel had protected me.

"It took me several days to realise what had happened as I was in a state of shock, I didn't realize. On the saturday following the incident, I went to edit the video and shared it with my friends and on my youtube channel. My friends then shared the video and the video started getting a lot of views, that's when I started to realise the magnitude of what had happened.
A lot of paragliding instructors contacted me to give me advice and documentation.
I am 32 years old and I have been for 15 or 16 years. I am kayak instructor, mountain bike instructor. I supervise groups. I am aware of the risks, I like to push my limits and I take all the precautions but sometimes things go wrong.
I have been doing paragliding for two years. This winter I was flying almost everyday, before work, at lunch time.
happened at the pleiades mountain in Switzerland at an official paragliding site.

"I realise how lucky I was"