Skydiver's desperate prayer answered

Daniel Levi Cave (photo: KING-TV, Seattle)

A first-time skydiver who survived a 3,500-foot plunge to Earth after his parachute failed to open properly says he experienced extraordinary comfort as he prayed on the way down.

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Daniel Levi Cave, speaking from his hospital room in Seattle yesterday, told the "Today" show's Matt Lauer he made a last-minute plea to God.

"I said, 'OK, well, I trust you, I believe in you, and if there's any way, I'd love to see my family again, so help me out here.'

Cave continued: "And I just felt – I got to say, I just felt like the biggest hug in the world and just this warm embrace. It was the most amazing thing ever. And at that point, I thought, either way, this is going to turn out good, so, and here I am. I don't know how."

Cave, who was trying to land last week at the Bremerton airport, across Puget Sound from Seattle, came away with only a broken leg, broken jaw and some internal injuries.

He was attempting a static line jump in which the skydiver is attached to the plane with a tether that automatically pulls the rip cord.

But Cave, 26, said he immediately began spinning in circles at a speed of about 50 miles per hour, preventing him from controlling the chute.

Remarkably, officials say, he hit a soft patch of ground, saving his life.

Cave said he remembers seeing an airplane hanger, chainlink fence and container trailers.

"I'm not sure exactly what all I hit on the way down or if I hit the ground directly," he said. "I still have yet to find that information out … ."

Cave, who appeared on the "Today" show with his wife Machel, said his first dive also was his last.

He told KING-TV in Seattle, "How I lived … I can't explain why I'm not just mush."