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In Memoriam: Fallen Stars of 2024
One Kansas assemblage is grieving aft an unexpected loss.
Professional lensman Amanda Gallagher of Wichita, Kan., died Oct. 26 astatine Air Capital Drop Zone, a skydiving institution successful Derby, Kan., erstwhile she backed into an progressive level propeller portion taking pictures, according to authorities. She was 37.
“Sedgwick County Sheriff Deputies were dispatched to a nationalist mishap astatine [Air Capital Drop Zone], that occurred connected October 26th astatine astir 2:40 p.m.,” Lieutenant Eric Slay said successful a connection obtained by E! News. “Amanda Gallagher made interaction with a grounded and stationary, but inactive moving plane, and received captious injuries.”
Gallagher was past taken to a section aesculapian halfway wherever she was pronounced dead, per the statement.
In the midst of the tragedy, Martin Myrtle, the skydiving company’s owner, sought to supply clarity and accusation surrounding the incident.
“After the airplane landed, for chartless reasons, arsenic the adjacent radical of jumpers were boarding, she moved successful beforehand of the wing, a usurpation of basal information procedures,” a connection from Air Capital Drop Zone, obtained by NBC News affiliate KSNW, read. “With her camera up to sprout photos arsenic she did so, she stepped backmost somewhat moving toward and into the spinning propeller.”
Cook Airfield, a privately-owned airdrome that houses the skydiving company, besides released a statement, calling for the assemblage to travel unneurotic successful the aftermath of Amanda’s death.
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“Our hearts spell retired to the household and friends of the young woman who died yesterday aft a tragic mishap with an airplane propeller connected Cook Airfield,” the Facebook connection read. “Just delight support her family, her friends and her Air Capital Drop Zone household successful your prayers and thoughts.”
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A GoFundMe page—launched to stitchery donations for Amanda’s ceremonial expenses—described her decease arsenic a “very bittersweet accident,” but said she died “doing what she loved, skying and taking pictures!”
“Amanda Gallagher was kind, adventurous, originative and beauteous wrong and out,” the fundraiser’s statement read. “She was a loving daughter, sister, aunt and person and volition beryllium greatly missed.”
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