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A once-in-a-lifetime experience almost ended in a horrible accident.



The weather in Thailand held out for this skydiving instructor and his tandem passenger, yet this routine jump almost ended in a horrible tragedy.

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Forest Pullman uploaded the above video to YouTube and gave a brief explanation of how the stunt nearly caused a deadly collision.

"After an uneventful exit the pilot dove the airplane 180 degrees right at me and my tandem passenger," he wrote. "I have never heard of this happening."

The passenger was not aware of what happened until they had safely landed. 

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In this photo provided by Red Bull Stratos, pilot Felix Baumgartner of Austria and Technical Project Director Art Thompson, celebrate after successfully completing the final manned flight for Red Bull Stratos in Roswell, N.M., Sunday, October 14, 2012.


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