US skydive ends in broken pelvis

A dramatic video has emerged of a man's violent crash landing after skydiving near Lebanon, ME, US.

The footage, shot earlier this month with a helmet mounted camera, shows the skydiver having fun in the air before deploying his parachute - unfortunately not slowing enough before hitting the ground.

"I decided to work on some high performance turns while landing my parachute. I ended up very low on my final and once I started the turn, I knew i was in trouble right away", the filmer later wrote online.

He added: "I hit the ground and bounced up 4 feet and skipped another 20 feet before touching down again.

"I was rushed to the hospital, where x rays determined I had broken my pelvis in two places, including the entire left side shifting upwards."