Two paratroopers somehow walked away unscathed despite having to share one parachute during a perilous descent back to earth.

The British soldiers were taking part in a training exercise when one crashed into the other and his parachute collapsed.

Private Jordan Larua-Brooks, 22, got tangled up in fellow paratrooper Private Carl Foley’s canopy during the 1,000ft jump in America last year.

Larua-Brooks’ parachute sagged and collapsed, forcing the trooper to grab onto Foley’s instead as they fell together.

"I was 100% flapping as my canopy collapsed and there was a moment when I wondered whether I was going to live or die," he told the Sunday Times .

Amazingly, despite having to share one parachute, both soldiers managed to cling onto Foley’s rigging and landed successfully and unharmed.

"I was thinking about what to do, but almost went on automatic," Larua-Brooks said.

"I’d done the training to be ready for these situations and just went through the drills with Carl.”

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The pair were part of a group of 900 paratroopers from Britain and the US taking part in a training exercise at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, in May.

Despite their lucky escape, the two soldiers were able to laugh about the drama after sharing a hug once back on solid ground.

“I was scared for the next jump because of what had happened, but my next jump was the most straightforward and softest landing I’ve ever had,” Larua-Brooks added.

A British battalion has not parachuted into action since the 1956 Suez Crisis in Egypt, but all members of the Parachute Regiment are still required to gain their "wings" by completing jump training and regular refresher exercises.

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