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Video: Paratrooper sucked out of plane by reserve parachute

Posted at 3:37 PM, May 12, 2013
and last updated 2013-05-12 15:39:45-04

A paratrooper from Fort Campbell, Kentucky had a scary moment on this flight.

The soldier was at the ramp looking for the drop zone when his reserve parachute deployed, sucking him out of the aircraft. He landed 31 miles away from the planned drop zone. Fortunately he was not hurt.