Luke Aikins plummeted from 25,000 feet above the desert landscape of California's Simi Valley without a parachute, landing squarely in a 100 feet x 100 feet, two-tiered net set up to catch him. Story highlights Daredevil free falls 25,000 feet into giant netStunt is the first time a skydiver has made a jump with no chute or wingsuit(CNN) A U.S. skydiver came back to earth in spectacular fashion Saturday night -- netting a world's first in the process. Moments before he reached the safety net he did a last-second roll onto his back to land in the right position. Upon landing he remained motionless for a short while, before the net was lowered, and he stood up to embrace his wife. He nailed the landing at 120 mph -- terminal velocity.

Source: CNN July 31, 2016 08:26 UTC