Footage has shown the moment the rally champion jumped from a building in a failed parachute stunt that hospitalized him
A horrific video posted on social media has shown ex-NASCAR racer and Rally America champion Travis Pastrana suffering a parachute accident in Florida after falling from the top of the Hyatt Centric hotel.
The 38-year-old, who is also a stuntman, was taken to the Broward Health Medical Center in Fort Lauderdale after attempting to jump from the high-rise hotel in the city’s downtown area to the Huizenga Plaza while filming a web series.
Pastrana’s publicist told WSVN that Pastrana broke his pelvis in the fall and has since undergone surgery.
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Fort Lauderdale Police and Fire Rescue are said to have attended the scene at the Hyatt Centric on Sunday morning.
The group’s plans to perform precision driving – which features vehicle manoeuvring and is often associated with stuntmen – around the downtown area and the beach were scrapped when Pastrana suffered the fall, which was captured by a witness on their cellphone.
“Yeah, we’re going to have a level one, trauma, adult male to Broward Health,” a first responder is said to have reported as part of radio transmissions. “It’s going to be a fall injury.”