A skydiver who could not pull her parachute ripcord at 14,000ft was saved in mid-air by another freefaller.
Katharina Wagner had jumped more than 1,000 times from aircraft all over her native Germany before the drama.
The 24-year-old, of Braunschweig, was with three friends aboard an Antonov AN 28 plane that took off from Magdeburg airfield.
As she leapt from the aircraft a sudden gust of wind slammed her into the fuselage, reports The Sun.
She hurt her shoulder so badly that she couldn't use her arm to pull the release cord on her parachute.
A member of the ground staff at Magdeburg said: "What happened next was like something out of an action film."
Another female skydiver who jumped simultaneously from the doorway saw what had happened and went after her.
Police spokesman Thomas Kriebitzsch said she made a series of "clever manoeuvres" to reach Ms Wagner and pull the release cord for her.
He said: "Nevertheless, Katharina was unable to steer the parachute and hit a lamppost before sprawling on a main road."
She is now being treated in hospital for a broken arm and injuries to both legs. She is expected to make a full recovery at the Magdeburg University Clinic.