A Red Devil parachutist had a lucky escape after his chute failed to open during an airshow - leaving a team-mate to catch him in mid-air and bring him to safety.
The British Army freefall parachute display team was performing at the Whitehaven Air Show on the Cumbrian coast on Friday night, when the device failed to open.
Viewers on the ground saw the parachutist the parachutist struggling and "violently kicking" as he became tangled up in his parachute.
Footage and pictures circulating on social media showed the soldier coming down attached to a teammate with a working parachute, with his own flapping around wildly.
The pair landed in the water, the Press Association reported.
The incident was the team's first parachute fail during in a performance for 25 years, the airshow said.
Lucy Milne was outside looking up at the sky when she saw the parachutist "violently kicking" and tangled up in his parachute.
She told BBC Breakfast: "He was violently kicking his legs and he was trying to get free or trying to manoeuvre. Above him was another man tangled up in his parachute. His parachute was collapsed. They started picking up speed and he was wiggling his legs even more."
They landed in the water as anxious viewers looked on.
Everyone clapped when they both popped up in the water and there was a "big sigh of relief that they were both safe".
A rescue boat picked them up and one of them gave a wave to show he was safe, according to Ms Milne.
She told BBC Breakfast: "He was so frantically kicking his legs that there was something seriously wrong. It was amazing how he managed to get in to the water and not hurt himself or the man above him."
A message was later posted on the show's Facebook page, saying: "We can confirm that the Red Devil parachutists are both safe and sound. For the first time in 25 years they had a parachute fail.
"One team member caught his team-mate and brought him into Queens Dock. Our safety procedures worked perfectly and a huge thank you to Whitehaven Marina for getting them out of the water so quickly."
Some of the parachute display team
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People at the air show, which also included the Red Arrows, praised the actions of the men on the Facebook page.
Sarah David wrote: "Glad to hear both are ok, was awful watching them struggling, especially when they veered off course - until we realised they were purposely targeting the biggest area of water for ditching in to."
Melanie Ryden added: "We felt sick watching them tangled together and falling so fast. So relieved they landed in the water and were unhurt. Well done guys."
The Red Devils formed in 1963 and carries out more than 60 displays every year, according to its website.
It currently comprises of 12 serving soldiers from the three battalions of the Parachute Regiment, all of whom have to have at least three years experience.
The view from a plane from a previous Red Devil parachute display
An Army spokesman said: "We can confirm that there was an incident during the Whitehaven Air Show, when a member of the Red Devils display team's parachute failed to open correctly.
"A team mate assisted in his safe landing, both men were unharmed, and we are now investigating to find out the cause of the incident."