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Agreed the jump master should be recognized for his bravery...

But the jumper had a safety device that would have deployed his main parachute at a preset altitude anyway. (1,500 feet,ish)

Still it took real skill and determination to reach him they way he did. They were both at terminal velocity. In that situation anything can happen.
Certainly not easy and I would not want to risk my life hoping a device would activate my main parachute in time.