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Rescued Skydiver: What Happened In Costa Rica?

Sole Survivor: Aircraft Was Like Roller Coaster

The only person to survive the crash of a single-engine skydiving aircraft said the plane was "moving like a roller coaster" when the pilot yelled to everyone, "Jump!" The plane went down and only 34-year old William Slattery survived.

It happened in Costa Rica last week.As ANN reported on Friday, the mishap cost the lives of five US, Canadian and Costa Rican citizens.

"I asked him what he remembered and he told me that the plane was moving like a roller coaster," Costa Rican Civil Aviation paramedic Ricardo Hernandez told Al Dia. "He said he heard a shout of 'Jump!' and the three jumped."

Slattery was rescued off the Pacific coast of Costa Rica. The wreckage of the aircraft was discovered not far away.

The young American said he was able to get out of the aircraft while it was about 2,600 feet AGL. The bodies of the other two skydivers who jumped with him were pulled from the sea, both tangled in their chutes.

The Cessna 206 went down in strong turbulence, according to Costa Rican officials. Slattery, through the US Embassy, thanked all those who helped in his rescue.

FMI: www.skydivecostarica.org

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