UPDATED: Skydiver Knocked Unconscious Mid-Air In Fair Condition

DAVIS (CBS13) - A man was knocked unconscious in mid-air at a skydiving event, but miraculously managed to survive.

Brian Naiman is at UC Davis Medical Center after making a hard landing at Yolo County Airport Saturday.

"When you're falling through the sky at 120 mph or faster, two people colliding in the wrong position cannot go so well," said friend Valerie Armstrong.

Naiman was knocked unconscious as he fell from 13,000 feet during a group jump at Skydance Skydive.

"They follow the leader. So there can be a lot of people in the sky, all at the same time, going for the same person," said Armstrong.

Witnesses say Naiman collided with another jumper not long after jumping out of the plane. The impact knocked him out cold as he started spiraling to the ground, unable to pull his chute.

"His canopy opened, but he was unconscious. So he wasn't steering his canopy; so he spiraled in and landed in a field just to the east of us," said Armstrong.

Armstrong watched in horror as Naiman fell to the ground. She was the first one at his side, and says the only reason he made it all the way down alive is because his reserve parachute opened.

"It's designed that if we become unconscious or something like that happens, when we're not awake or aware to pull a handle, then that device at a certain altitude fires off his reserve," she said.

The skydiving scare is rare according to Skydance Skydive's owner.

"I'm happy he's alive. I really am, cause it could have been a lot worse. It could have ended badly," he said.

The other skydiver Naiman collided with was not injured.

As of Sunday, Naiman was said to be in fair condition and was transferred out of the ICU.

There have been six deadly accidents linked to Skydance Skydiving since opening in 1987.

The most recent accident was in 2009 when a skydiver's parachute reportedly opened only partially and became tangled.