Flag-Tangled Skydiver Survives July 4 Landing in California
TL;DR
A skydiver participating in a July 4 celebration near Folsom, California crashed when a large American flag snagged on a tree, sending him into a tent and narrowly missing grandstands and spectators; he sustained a cut lip but was told he could resume skydiving the next day, with no other injuries reported.
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