Emma Carey: The Skydiver Who Survived a 14,000-foot Fall

"Eleven years ago, Emma Carey plummeted 14,000 feet to the ground after a tandem jump with her skydiving instructor went horribly wrong. For ESPN , Ryan Hockensmith takes us through Carey’s life-altering fall. “Emma Carey is flying, and she is so happy,” he writes. “She is 14,000 feet above the earth, gripping the straps of her parachute pack like an excited kid on the way to her first day of school. Oh my god, I’m going to become a skydiver , she thinks, not knowing that just about the most terrifying thing a human being can experience is about to happen to her.” Her accident could have e…"