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• Shayna West, formerly Shayna Richardson, crashed face-first into the ground at 50 miles per hour during a skydiving accident in October 2005.ABC News: After Horrific Fall, Pregnant Diver Gets Second... (March 7, 2007) While in the hospital being treated for multiple injuries, West learned that she was pregnant. Her son Tanner was born healthy in June 2006. West has undergone reconstruction to fix the broken bones in her face. She gave birth to a baby girl named Bridget in 2008.MSNBC: NBC Today Show Update: Pregnant Skydiver (December 16, 2008)

• Fast Facts

  1. Shayna West was known as Shayna Richardson at the time of the accidentABC News: After Horrific Fall, Pregnant Diver Gets Second... (March 7, 2007)
  2. Spouse: Richard WestABC News: After Horrific Fall, Pregnant Diver Gets Second... (March 7, 2007)
  3. Was in a sky diving accident on October 9, 2005MSNBC: NBC Today Show Update: Pregnant Skydiver (December 16, 2008)
  4. The dive was West's first solo skydiving attemptMSNBC: NBC Today Show Update: Pregnant Skydiver (December 16, 2008)
  5. Parachute failed to open, West hit the ground face first
  6. Broke numerous bones in her face, broke her hip and pelvisMSNBC: NBC Today Show Update: Pregnant Skydiver (December 16, 2008)
  7. West learned that she was pregnant through a blood test done while she was being treated in the hospitalABC News: After Horrific Fall, Pregnant Diver Gets Second... (March 7, 2007)
  8. Gave birth to a healthy baby boy, Tanner, on June 13, 2006ABC News: After Horrific Fall, Pregnant Diver Gets Second... (March 7, 2007)
  9. Gave birth to daughter Bridget in 2008
  10. Had several facial reconstruction surgeries after the accidentMSNBC: NBC Today Show Update: Pregnant Skydiver (December 16, 2008)

• Shayna West Quote

  "I have two much more important things to take care of on the ground. They give me all the rush I need right now. But maybe someday. I’m not going to rule it out."MSNBC: NBC Today Show Update: Pregnant Skydiver (December 16, 2008)— Asked about skydiving again on The Today Show, December 16, 2008

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