“Sudden wind changes when you’re someone flying through the air can really get you,” said Mike Hollister, owner of Skydive Raleigh
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- Strong gusts of wind caused two skydivers in North Carolina to miss their intended landing zones
- One skydiver suffered moderate injuries after being thrown to the ground and was hospitalized
- The other skydiver was rescued uninjured after being stuck 80 feet up in a tree for hours
A student skydiver got stuck in a tree following an unsuccessful landing in North Carolina.
Strong winds blew two skydivers off course around 7 p.m. local time on Saturday, April 25, according to local CBS affiliate WNCN.
“It was such fluke thing,” Mike Hollister, owner of Skydive Raleigh, told The News & Observer. “Sudden wind changes when you’re someone flying through the air can really get you.”…