Miracle Eleven, Inc., donated $5,000 to local nonprofits Tuesday, Dec. 22, at the city hangar at the Bong Airport in Superior.
Due to the health and financial hardships caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Miracle Eleven wanted to help by funding efforts to provide food to those who are in need. The donations included: $3,000 to Second Harvest Northern Lakes Food Bank, $1,000 to CHUM and $1,000 to Salvation Army of Superior.
In the seven years since the mid-air airplane crash, Miracle Eleven, Inc. has received and donated $41,000 from the licensing of its videos of the crash and aftermath.
The "Miracle Eleven" include nine skydivers and two pilots who survived with no more than minor injuries after their planes collided at sunset in the skies over Superior on Nov. 2, 2013.
The spectacular collision resulted in nine skydivers and a pilot escaping safely via parachute and one pilot successfully landing his crippled airplane. It also became an international sensation thanks to the images captured during the mishap from video cameras on five of the skydivers' helmets.
