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- Date of accident: October 9, 2005MSNBC: NBC Today Shot Update: Pregnant Skydiver (December 16, 2008)
- Was West's first solo sky diveMSNBC: NBC Today Shot Update: Pregnant Skydiver (December 16, 2008)
- Parachute failed to open, hit the ground at 50 mphABC News: After Horrific Fall, Pregnant Diver Gets Second... (March 7, 2007)
- Sustained several injuries including breaking several bones in her face, a broken leg and pelvisMSNBC: NBC Today Shot Update: Pregnant Skydiver (December 16, 2008)
- Learned she was two weeks pregnant while in the hospital emergency roomMSNBC: NBC Today Shot Update: Pregnant Skydiver (December 16, 2008)
- Has had several reconstruction surgeries on her faceMSNBC: NBC Today Shot Update: Pregnant Skydiver (December 16, 2008)
- The baby was born healthy and the childbirth was without complicationsABC News: After Horrific Fall, Pregnant Diver Gets Second... (March 7, 2007)
- Baby named Tanner born on June 13, 2006ABC News: After Horrific Fall, Pregnant Diver Gets Second... (March 7, 2007)MSNBC: NBC Today Shot Update: Pregnant Skydiver (December 16, 2008)
- Gave birth to a daughter, Bridget, in 2008MSNBC: NBC Today Shot Update: Pregnant Skydiver (December 16, 2008)
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Pregnant skydiver Shayna Richardson, now Shayna West, hit the ground face first after her main parachute failed and her reserve chute didn't fully deploy during her first solo dive in October 2005. After the accident West learned that she was pregnant at the time of the crash. The baby, a boy named Tanner, was born healthy in June 2006.ABC News: After Horrific Fall, Pregnant Diver Gets Second... (March 7, 2007) West has undergone facial reconstruction surgery since the accident.MSNBC: NBC Today Show Update: Pregnant Skydiver (December 16, 2008)
West was featured on NBC's Today Show on December 16, 2008, and discussed her children, her survival story and her facial reconstruction surgery.MSNBC: NBC Today Shot Update: Pregnant Skydiver (December 16, 2008)
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Pregnant Skydiver Questions
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Would you know how to skydive, if you were in Daniel Pharrs situation? 2 AnswersI sincerely hope that I would have had the presence of mind to take control of the situation like Mr. Pharr did. I think that, perhaps, I would be able to steer... read more -
Do skydivers generally have no fear at all of heights, or do they enjoy conquering a fear that is present? 1 Answeri think its the rush of overcoming fear mixed with the rush of free falling, its both. read more -
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