A skydiving Santa helping make a grand entrance with an Elf on the Shelf crashed while landing in Gulfport, Fla., over the weekend.
The good news is the man is doing okay, and is trying to have a 'merry' sense of humor about it.
Gerard Krokus, an experienced skydiver, was helping Santa deliver the Elf named Kristoff to a nine-year-old girl while flying in toys to the Beach Bums Operation Santa Charity Volleyball Tournament on Saturday.
In the video you can see Krokus with a parachute above him coming in to deliver the toys, before his speed picks up and he crashes into a tree and a light pole near the sand volleyball courts.
We're told Krokus has been in good spirits -- even asking for someone to take a picture of him in his Santa suite with a smile on his face to let everyone know he's okay.
Krokus was taken to Bayfront hospital where he is undergoing surgeries for a broken leg.
In a letter to the nine-year-old girl, Kristoff wrote about his adventures with his friend "G".
"Don't worry," it said, "now G and I are resting in this hotel that they keep calling a "hospital!"
Kristoff had his leg bandaged too and will stay in the hospital with Krokus until he is released.
Friends have set up a fundraiser to help Krokus with his unintended medical bills.
