this time malu decides to try something different. >> we've got malu up here. like he's going backwards. >> they count backwards. >> three, two, one! >> yeah! >> so i was off before one. >> see you later. >> the drop goes smoothly, but, on the first rebound, something terrible happens. the rope wraps around malu's throat, and now he's being strangled. >> you can see the cord kind of rattling up. as soon as my head moved back, it crossed over and threw itself around me. and immediately i knew i was in trouble. >> malu's friend yells out to him. >> malu! hey, let go! take it off your neck! >> but there's nothing he can do. with each rebound, the noose tightens. >> take it off, malu! >> it seemed like the most vivid nightmare i've ever experienced. i guess you can say i saw my life flash before my eyes. >> malu struggles, trying frantically to free himself from the cord. but his strength is fading fast. >> i reacted the only way i thought i could, and that's just to hold on and hope for the best. on the video, you can see the tail end where my arms drop and i go l