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<\/a><\/p>\nThe five minutes of floating through the air went by in a flash, she said, but she does recall her legs flying up and the moment the parachute opened.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve got very little mobility in my legs so that was a very strange feeling,\u201d Tina said.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was all unbelievable.\u201d<\/p>\n
On the aeroplane with Coffs Skydiving tandem instructor Jimmy Callaghan, she remembers the roller door opening ready for the jump.<\/p>\n
\u201cJimmy had already told me that we would sit in the doorway with my legs dangling over the edge so I could have a chance to soak in the view and see where I was going.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was so exciting.\u201d<\/p>\n
On the beach, adjacent the Coffs Harbour Surf Club, a group of 15 family and friends had gathered to wait, watch and wonder where in the sky their adventurous relative was.<\/p>\n
Scrutinising the blue sky, a finger went up to point out a tiny white dot amidst the azure.<\/p>\n
All eyes followed the dot as it grew into a recognisable canopy intent on a slalom fall, culminating in a swoop onto the sand, delivering Tina safely to earth.<\/p>\n
With teary eyes, her husband Eddie said, \u201cThat\u2019s just amazing, and I\u2019ve never seen her lost for words.\u201d<\/p>\n
Tina praised the care and attention to detail given to her by Coffs Skydiving.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey were on the ball across everything and couldn\u2019t do enough for me,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Tina spent the rest of her birthday weekend with her family, celebrating with a BBQ at the foreshore on Saturday.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur children Adam and Melissa stayed for Father\u2019s Day on Sunday, which was very good timing,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
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