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Old 09-09-2022, 08:02 AM
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Originally Posted by JohnBurke View Post
Long story. Bad spot, mountainous terrain, spinning malfunction, high winds, and impacted a cliff. Split my helmet, arm and leg, etc. I woke up in an emergency unit, and vaguely remember a doctor running a needle in and out of my arm near my elbow. I felt it. He asked if I felt it. I said I did, he said it didn't matter, I wouldn't remember, and I passed out, woke up in an ICU, apparently speaking spanish (not my native tongue).

Definitely didn't land it, kind of got interrupted by a mountainside on the way down.
At least the helmet worked!
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