The shocking moment a US Navy paratrooper crash-landed on top of a mother and teenager during a San Francisco Fleet Week demonstration has been caught on camera.
A dramatic video shows the Leap Frogs paratrooper floating haphazardly through the air before landing in the middle of the shocked crowd on Sunday.
Their chaotic descent followed another parachutist’s successful landing several meters away at the landing site, as spectators applauded.
People could be heard shouting ‘ohhhh’ and ‘oh no’ as the second parachutist floated down before accidentally landing on spectators.
A witness who captured the chaos on her phone said the mother and teenager were then “immediately rescued by the fleet week team.” They suffered minor injuries.
The shocking moment a US Navy paratrooper crash-lands on a mother and teenager during a San Francisco Fleet Week demonstration is caught on camera
People were heard shouting ‘ohhhh’ and ‘oh no’ as the second parachutist floated down before accidentally landing on the mother and child.
The San Francisco Fire Department added that the mother was taken to the hospital for further evaluation while the teen was evaluated at the scene.
Dramatic photos published by the San Francisco Chronicle show doctors carrying the mother from the scene on a stretcher as concerned onlookers crowded around her.
The parachute blunder occurred around 12:35 a.m. Sunday during the Armed Forces event at Marina Green in the Bay Area, north of San Francisco.
“Our thoughts are with the individual and his family,” the U.S. Navy said in a statement about the incident.
‘Safety is our first priority. We cannot immediately judge what happened; however, we will investigate this incident to determine the cause.”
According to the US Navy, the paratrooper suffered no injuries.
San Francisco Fleet Week is an annual celebration of the nation’s armed forces.
Members organize air shows, flying demonstrations, and ship tours, among other attractions for locals and tourists to enjoy.
Fleet Week is the grand finale of the summer event, which concluded this year on October 14.
Pictured: the paratrooper moments before he crashed into the shocked crowd