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“It was basically like a luge, you know, like an Olympic luge,” said Jeffrey Wright, describing the feeling he initially had while falling.

At first he was aware enough to reach for nearby branches to try to stop himself. But then he picked up speed.

“But then things changed, and everything went like a yellow, whitish — and then it was clear,” Wright said. “That’s what I was seeing. And I got very calm. There was no pain. I had no fear. Yeah, it was very peaceful. And then, the next thing I know, I’m reaching for my phone.” “I was, like, waving furiously. And they saw me — of course they did — and they turned the nose of the [helicopter],” Wright said. “It was a very emotional moment. I knew I was going to live.”

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