Thrill seeker Johnny Korthuis says he is lucky to be telling his story. The 25 year old was attempting a legal base jump on Thursday in Twin Falls, Idaho off of the Perrine bridge when his gear malfunctioned during a routine training jump. “I started sinking really fast. I had a pin lock. I reached up over my head and managed to get canopy out and didn’t get the lined stretch,” says Johnny Korthuis from his hospital bed in Idaho. ” I immediately hit the water and felt my left leg break, broke my femur, dislocated shoulders, broken ribs and cracked sternum.”
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The Perrine bridge is described by dare devils as a mecca for jumping. Korthuis says the Perrine bridge will quickly engulf anyone who is unfortunate enough to have a case of temporary bad luck. Korthius says he can’t believe he is alive.”They did an awesome job rescuing me , got me on to a back board and cruised me over to the hospital and got me into emergency surgery. I have a titanium rod in my femur and have a bunch of staples in me.”
It was just last year that the 25-year-old adventure athlete was charged with trespassing after jumping off the high level bridge in Lethbridge, with a parachute.The video made became a you tube hit . Korthuis could now face charges by CP rail and a fine close to 10 – thousand dollars. Korthuis says he is ready to jump again.
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