#248 - Tyler Turner - After Losing Both Of His Legs In Skydiving Accident, Ty Is Now Prepping For The Paralympic Games As A Snow Boarder
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Tyler Turner wants to be the world\u2019s first bilateral amputee wingsuit pilot\u2014and he wants you to jump out of an airplane.
\u201cI think every amputee should try skydiving,\u201d says Tyler Turner. Easy for him to say. A veteran of hundreds of jumps, Turner\u2019s far removed from the terror that grips most people at the thought of leaping into thin air from 8,000 feet.
Then again, maybe he\u2019s not completely immune to fear. Turner lost both legs below the knee because of a skydiving accident three years ago, a freak crash during an otherwise routine landing. He spent four days in a coma and months on painkillers, battling depression and addiction while he confronted the loss of his identity as a skydiver, snowboarder, rock climber, and all-around extreme-sports adventurer.
That\u2019s what makes Turner\u2019s return to aerial action all the more remarkable. He\u2019s not only back to where he was before the accident, making multiple jumps a day as a skydiving instructor. Turner has actually gone above and beyond his previous heights, positioning himself to become the first bilateral amputee in history to pilot a wingsuit.