ItChangedMyLife

It Changed My Life: Her parachute failed - but she didn't

Karina Hollekim suffered horrific injuries in a skydiving accident, but she never lost hope

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It was a beautiful morning in August 2006.
Together with several skydivers, Karina Hollekim was in a Cessna 10,000 feet above Lake Geneva, waiting to hurl herself off in a demonstration jump at the Paragliding World Cup in Villeneuve, Switzerland.
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