Skydiver and pilot escape after collision in air

A pilot and jumper escaped with minor injuries after a plane became entangled in the strings of a skydiver's parachute, sending both crashing into the ground near Tampa, Florida.

Pilot Shannon Trembley, 87, was doing takeoff and landing manoeuvres when the plane was caught in skydiver John Frost's parachute.

Pictures courtesy of Tim Telford/Polk County Sheriff's Office