Student falls 3,200 feet and lives to tell the tale

Oct 15, 2012, 01:00 PM

How would you cope if you took part in a skydive and at 3,200 feet the parachute stopped working...

Liam Byrne jumped from a plane at Peterlee Parachute Centre in County Durham on Saturday.

The 18 year old's parachutes failed to open and he plunged into a tree, escaping with a few cuts and bruises.

But the Northumbria student tells Real Radio's Anna Collinson he can't understand what all the fuss is about.

Hear the full interview here....