A mother-of-one escaped death while skydiving after her parachute became tangled and she plunged 914m to the ground.
Lareece Butler, 26, spiralled through the air and crashed into a field in front of spectators, including her boyfriend, during the incident in South Africa on Saturday.
The novice jumper's parachute had become tangled within seconds of exiting the aircraft, The Sun reports.
"It should have all run smoothly but she exited the plane in an unusual and unstable position," EP Skydiving Club manager Joos Vos told the newspaper.
"This caused the parachute leads to become entangled.
"Although the parachute did partially inflate, it was rotating and becoming more entangled as she dropped.
"She had been trained to use the emergency procedure but unfortunately she did not and instead fell towards the ground.
Ms Butler suffered bruises, a broken leg and a concussion in the fall in King William's Town, in South Africa's Eastern Cape province.
Doctors said Ms Butler, who remains in intensive care, is in a stable condition. .
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