[stanmarsh]

Originally Posted by Rikbikboo ↗

That was one hell of a belly flop, bet it knocked his guts everywhere. might as well have jumped onto a solid floor. He either lost his footing or hes never jumped before, no skill in that descent at all.

It looked like he was attempting to dive and thought he could get enough forward momentum to clear the ledge without a running start. Unfortunately, he couldn't figure out how to get into position, panicked, and hit the water in the worst possible way. After impact, he attempted to swim but was definitely concussed, disoriented, and probably had other injuries. He quickly lost consciousness and went under.

A jump from that height could be survivable, but only if it's done feet first, with all body parts aligned, and a vertical entry. It would take a lot of skill and experience to pull off.

[Martano666]

Originally Posted by jennyt ↗

Belly flop. I wouldn’t jump off something 1/4 of the size of that thing. Also felt like an eternity before those guys swam to him. Probably could’ve saved him if they had a rescue team already in the water.

Doubtful, he lost consciousness for a reason and it was likely due to internal injuries/bleeding. He would probably have died regardless from such a hard flop as he was likely going around 90km/hr at impact.

[jbdatx]

Hmmm, bellyflop. Interesting choice. Not that it would have changed anything in any possible way, but we always jumped feet first with shoes on once we figured out how hard it was to swim with a broken neck, back and pelvis while unconscious