If you're thinking about trying hang gliding, you might want to skip the following video . Or, better yet, maybe it's best to see what can happen if you don't double-check your harness before taking off. A YouTuber recently experienced (and filmed) the terrifying ordeal of realizing mid-flight that he wasn't properly secured, which has, of course, gone viral . Be warned: this video is not for the faint of heart.
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Hang gliding is one of the most fun experiences you can have in the air. However, it should always be done with an expert and with all the necessary safety precautions so that the flight doesn't turn into the nightmare our protagonist experienced. We're talking about Gursk3 , a YouTuber who decided to try this activity and, of course, record it on video to remember it forever. Little did he know he wouldn't need any visual record to remember the day he almost lost his life.
As you can see in the video below, everything seems ready for takeoff. However, there's a crucial detail in the launch sequence that foreshadows the ordeal Gursk3 is about to experience. Unlike the hang gliding instructor, he doesn't have his harness attached to the glider, a fact he won't realize until they're airborne and he starts to slip away.
For two agonizing minutes and fourteen agonizing seconds , the YouTuber struggled to stay attached to the hang glider's control bar without any support , while his companion tried his best to offer assistance and find a way to land as quickly as possible. The terrain made things extremely difficult, as they were forced to navigate through a forest before finding an area suitable for a safe landing.
As you read at the end of the recording, Gursk3 needed surgery after fracturing his radius and currently has a titanium plate and seven screws. He also tore his left biceps tendon after hanging onto the bar for so long, supporting his own weight and the force of the hang glider's speed. Let's see who tries to fly one now. It's insane.