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Travel insurance firmTravel Guardrevealed thewinnersof their latestWorlds Unluckiest Travelercontest today (December 10).
The victorious entry is a shocking story from November 2021 in Phoenix, Arizona.
Julie and her friend Sam were traveling to do some sightseeing before goingskydiving.
Her condition went beyond a simple drunken blackout, and taxis refused to take them.
Paramedics and the police arrived soon, only to find Sam unresponsive.
What Julie saw next left her frozenher friend was being taken to the hospital inside a body bag.
She rushed to the hospital, worried about her friend.
I asked her if she remembered anything after we left the club, whichshe didnt, Julie recounted.
Against my wishes, and after spending all night in the hospital, we were going skydiving.
Anything could happen in just a few seconds,Julie said.
Julie and Sam won the big prize after receiving 10,852 votes.
Shortly behind was Jennifer, who received 10,729 votes and won the runner-up prize of $5,000.
In my case, people get their alcohol levels checked before jumping.
Its a verydemanding activityemotionally, psychologically, and physically,he said.
Tandem jumpingmeans the instructor does everything for you and makes sure you touch land safely,he explained.
Skydiving carries quite the risk.
No thanks, another added.
Others labeled the example set by the winning story as terrible, considering their victory a real shame.
The only thing about these stories is the people are idiots, another lamented.
A lot of it could have been prevented with common sense, a reader replied.
No thanks.
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