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A married couple, Kevin and Beverly McIlwee, survived a 10,000-foot fall after their parachutes failed during a tandem jump on their honeymoon. Despite suffering multiple broken bones, they are alive, with Beverly facing several operations and a lengthy recovery. The incident has left Beverly unwilling to ever parachute again, as they both reflect on their miraculous escape from death.

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A married couple, Kevin and Beverly McIlwee, survived a 10,000-foot fall after their parachutes failed during a tandem jump on their honeymoon. Despite suffering multiple broken bones, they are alive, with Beverly facing several operations and a lengthy recovery. The incident has left Beverly unwilling to ever parachute again, as they both reflect on their miraculous escape from death.

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:rack 6.

They want the peace process to continue. And now back to you, Jim, in the studio in
London. Well, that was Peter Janus reporting from the United Nations. Now, for our next
piece, we're going over to Sue Ballet in Van Ness, North West France, with an incredible
story of survival. Yes, Jim, and it is an incredible story. Yesterday, a married couple, Kevin
McIlwee and his wife Beverly, both of them from the island of Jersey, had a miraculous
escape after plunging 10,000 feet when their parachutes failed to open properly. They broke
a number of bones, but amazingly they're still alive. I should explain that Kevin, he's 47, and
Beverly, just three years younger, were on their honeymoon. Mr. McKilwee is a parachute
instructor and persuaded his new wife to do a tandem jump. That's when an instructor
jumps with someone, in this case Beverly, strapped to him. The accident happened when
the first parachute didn't open properly. Mr. McKilwee tried to solve the problem, but when
he couldn't, He tried to get rid of that chute and use the second emergency parachute that
skydivers always carry with them. A few hours ago, I spoke to Beverly's father, Dennis
Murta, who explained what happened next. His words were spoken by an actor because
the line was not good when we talked. Unfortunately, Kevin wasn't able to jettison the first
parachute properly, so the emergency chute wouldn't open and they just fell faster and
faster. Kevin told me that they thought that was it. They were going to die. So how did they
survive? It was pure luck, I suppose. I mean, they only had half a parachute to slow them
down. They hit the ground at an absolutely fantastic speed. It could have killed them. How
does your daughter feel about parachuting now? She's never going to do another jump. I'm
not surprised. She's only just starting to realise how lucky she is. When I spoke to her, she
said she was looking out of the window from our hospital bed, enjoying seeing the daylight
and the birds. Beverly McKillwie needs a number of operations and will be in a wheelchair
for weeks. She has broken bones in her leg, ankle and both of her feet. Her husband has a
broken leg. Jim? Thanks very much for that report Sue. Well that's a honeymoon those two
people will never forget. And now it's time for sports so over to...

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