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Wow! Hang-Glider Jumps Unconnected, Hangs on for Life

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A tourist went hang-gliding in Switzerland, but his guide never clipped him in. Hundreds of feet in the air, he hung on for more than two minutes before landing alive.

After hanging on, the man had a rough landing but lived to tell the tale. He broke bones and needed surgery, but thankfully he didn’t drop while high above the forest.

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