you Tuber Anthony Vella is fortunate to be alive after a terrifying paramotor crash left him stranded with severe injuries in the Texas desert for nearly an hour.
Although he survived, his body is now shattered beyond belief.
Vella was test-flying his new BGD Luna 3 paramotor — which he stated is the fastest paraglider he’s ever flown — just outside of Austin, at the Enchanted Rock State Park.
He posted the video to YouTube. (Warning, the video does contain graphic images and language that may be disturbing for some readers.)
From his hospital bed, the married father of four shared the harrowing footage of his crash.
In the video he is in a hospital bed with a neck brace, broken right arm, and a nasal cannula, and he is hooked up to monitors. He broke his neck, back, and pelvis and shattered his right arm.
It’s miraculous he survived this fall, which was the equivalent of a weighted drop out of the sky.
“Viewer discretion is strongly advised,” Vella said from his hospital bed before showing the crash footage. “I know it would be very painful for some people to watch.”
Vella took viewers step by step as he loaded the paramotor onto his back, started the motor and began his short-lived journey.
As the paramotor climbed to 85 feet and reached a speed of 48 MPH, it suddenly collapsed, sending Vella hurtling to the ground.
WARNING: The following posts contain video and language that may be disturbing for some readers.
Crazy footage captures content creator Anthony Vella crashing to the ground as his paraglider flips over while traveling at nearly 50 mph.
Vella sustained a fractured neck, back, and pelvis, along with a shattered right arm, but remarkably survived the traumatic ordeal.
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