Video shows terrifying moment skydiver has to cut parachute loose in terrifying mid-air tangle

It was only 996 jumps between the first and second time

The moment Oliver Nöthen's parachute becomes tangled (Oliver Nöthen)

Apparently ‘only’ one in every 1,000 skydive parachute jump goes wrong.

But for Oliver Nöthen, this was the second time that he had to cut off his parachute after a malfunction.

It was only 996 jumps between the first and second time and he managed to capture the whole thing on camera.

Another skydiver can be seen falling below him and then out of shot.

Mr Nöthen’s parachute can then be seen twisted above his head. He struggles to untangle it himself, before releasing it and leaving him with the smaller white emergency parachute.

(Oliver Nöthen)

This is known as cut-away in skydiving terms and allows the reserve parachute to open.

The three release system is widely used in sporting skydiving as well as military skydiving.

The parachute can be seen flying off in the distance after Oliver Nöthen removed it (Oliver Nöthen)

The system was invented by Bill Booth in the 1970s and works by using three rings, with two interlocked around the third larger one, which are undone on the cut-away.

He amazingly manages to land safely, in a large field away from the road at a safe speed.