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Watch the moment gymnast falls 9ft on to her HEAD and shatters both her big toes
THIS is the moment one gymnast fell a whopping 9ft on to her head.
Mum Tori Hite, from the US, was practicing muscle-ups on the rings when the horrific incident took place.
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In the video, the fitness fan could be seen placing her phone near the training station to record her session.
However, just moments later, her calisthenics training went horribly wrong when Tori shattered both of her big toes.
The mum, who works as an estate agent, first got onto the sturdy platform to reach the two rings hanging above her.
The toned calisthenics enthusiast, who was rocking a grey gym set, then started swinging to gain momentum for a muscle-up.
As her upper body strength successfully managed to pull her up, Tori appeared confident to then try another trick - however, it all went downhill from there, quite literally.
Once the mum lowered herself, Tori instantly lost the grip and fell backwards from the horrifying height - and unfortunately, landed on to her head.
Luckily for the sports lover, she didn't hit the wooden platform which was just inches away.
''Oh my God,'' Tori said in the video, as she was rolling on the floor.
A fellow member of the gym saw the shocking incident happen and immediately rushed to the mum who remained lying down.
''You ok?'' the man said, as another gym-goer joined the two.
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Surprisingly, despite the horror fall, the mum said she was ''okay'' - and chuckled when she realised she had captured the freak moment.
With the two rings still swinging, Tori joked: ''Did I get that on video?''
Uploading the shock incident on her page, the mum said: ''The video EVERYONE has been waiting for.
''Waited a while to post this to prep for the crazy comments.
''But anywayssss, right before grid season started, ya girl had one of the worst falls ever from the rings.
''Instead of breaking my neck, I shattered both of my big toes at the same time…. Talk about awkward.''
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She went on in the caption of the video: ''thankful for my gym family who ran over and almost couldn't believe me when they asked how my neck was and all I said was 'MY TOESSSS' lol.
''This makes me CRINGE, but tbh, the box saved my life for sure.
''Lesson learned? Don't LET GO mid muscle up like a freaking idiot.
''I honestly have no clue what even happened here except straight up brain fart.
''We are back, healthy, toes are pretty good again, but this was a new experience.''
The shock incident has also been uploaded on Instagram by Tori's pal Julia Cook (@ who joked in the post that the gymnast ''nailed'' her muscle-up.
Horrified, thousands of social media users flooded to comments, where many said things could've ended way worse.
One commented: ''Sucked bad but I'm so glad it wasn't worse.''
Another chimed in: ''You already know how many times I've been nauseous & hurt so much for you over this. so grateful you're ok!''
A stunned viewer said: ''I broke my neck watching this!!
''The fact that you aren't paralysed from this crazy landing, just proves you're a warrior! What doesn't kill you, makes you stronger!''
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