12.13.2005
Once again, the truth is stranger than fiction.
Joplin, Missouri, former place of residence of one of our own bloggers, is in the news. Not for anything about the city, but about one of its residents.
Pregnant Skydiver Survives Face-First Fall. Wow.
Rescuers got her to a hospital in Fayetteville, where Richardson underwent surgery. She broke her pelvis in two places, broke her leg, lost six teeth and now has 15 steel plates.
"I went into the first surgery where they cut me from ear to ear and they cut my face down and they took out all the fractured egg-shelled bones and put in steel plates," Richardson said.
During treatment, doctors found that Richardson was pregnant, which was a surprise to her. She said she would not have jumped had she known.
"To hit the ground belly first — that's dangerous. I mean at any stage of pregnancy that's dangerous. That's not something you want to do let alone at 50 miles per hour," Richardson said.
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Richardson said her due date is June 25. She plans to make her next parachute jump in August.
Once again, thanks to Alissa for that story.
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