Skydiver killed after walking backwards into plane propeller while taking photos

A skydiver has died aft walking backwards into a plane’s propeller portion taking pictures connected her phone.

Amanda Gallagher, 37, was photographing chap skydivers embarking and disembarking from planes erstwhile she stepped backwards into a propeller and suffered captious injuries astatine an airfield successful Kansas.

Emergency services descended upon the Wichita Cook Airfield and Amanda was rushed to hospital, but she succumbed to her injuries and aboriginal died connected October 26.

Friends person since launched a GoFundMe to assistance Amanda’s household with ceremonial costs portion they woody with the grief of losing their daughter.

While the incidental remains nether investigation, authorities are thought to beryllium treating her decease arsenic an accident.

In a touching tribute, GoFundME organiser Abbey Charboneau wrote: ‘Amanda Gallagher was kind, adventurous, originative and beauteous wrong and out. She was a loving daughter, sister, aunt and person and volition beryllium greatly missed.

‘On October 26th, Amanda passed distant successful a precise bittersweet accident, doing what she loved, skydiving and taking pictures! As her household processes done this tragic accident, they could usage your assistance covering the ceremonial expenses. Please see helping them retired and besides keeping them each successful your prayers’.

On Facebook, pal Ashley Nicole Willard commented: ‘She was a precise adjacent household friend, truthful close, I would see her a sister.

‘A ceremonial should beryllium held successful her grant oregon thing should beryllium ever proudly displayed honoring Amanda and her emotion for photography and her caller passionateness for skydiving.’

Cook Airfield besides released a connection paying tribute to Amanda, and wrote: ‘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. I wasn’t determination erstwhile it happened, truthful I volition not speculate connected what could person oregon should person happened differently.

‘Just delight support her family, her friends and her Air Capital Drop Zone household successful your prayers and thoughts.’

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