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Lives Less Ordinary

The woman who fell from the sky, part 2

Aug 13, 2023
38:45

How a jump changed daring parachutist Tony Osornio's life forever.

Tony was Mexico's best precision skydiver and the first woman to join her country's army. She says she "belonged to the skies", and became a member of an elite team of performance skydivers called the Crazy Birds. She was prepared to sacrifice everything for her love of parachuting - until a jump went badly wrong.

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Presenter: India Rakusen Producer: Louise Morris

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