Tag:

Skydiving

12 Dead After Skydiving Plane Crashes Near Missouri Airport 12 Dead After Skydiving Plane Crashes Near Missouri Airport
12 Dead After Skydiving Plane Crashes Near Missouri Airport A skydiving flight ended in disaster shortly after takeoff. A pilot and 11 skydivers were killed Sunday, June 14, when a plane crashed near Butler Memorial Airport in Butler, Missouri, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The agency said troopers were assisting the Butler Police Department and the Bates County Sheriff’s Office after a fatal crash near the airport. UPDATE: 12 people were killed after a plane carrying 11 skydivers and a pilot crashed near Butler Memorial Airport in Butler, Missouri. -FOX4 https://t.co/UWdylPia1M pic.twitter.com/QyxoXy65Fb — Breaking911 (@Breaki…
Body Of NYC Financier Washed Ashore In Spain Weeks Ago – But Desperate Family Kept Searching Body Of NYC Financier Washed Ashore In Spain Weeks Ago – But Desperate Family Kept Searching
Body Of NYC Financier Washed Ashore In Spain Weeks Ago – But Desperate Family Kept Searching A New York City banker who vanished during a sailing trip to Spain earlier this year was found dead – though his desperate family continued searching for weeks before getting the devastating news. Grant Barr, 37, disappeared on Tuesday, Jan. 28, while visiting friends and family in Estepona, a coastal town along Spain’s Costa del Sol. The discovery of his passport, boating license, and pants near a beach that same day sparked a desperate search. But on Monday, April 7, Barr’s father, Michael Carr, shared devastating news on Facebook: “It is with profound sadness that I speak of the passing…
Woman Studying Parachuting Injured In Skydiving Accident In Hudson Valley Woman Studying Parachuting Injured In Skydiving Accident In Hudson Valley
Woman Studying Parachuting Injured In Skydiving Accident In Hudson Valley A parachute student from Fairfield County was injured making her final approach to the ground after her jump at a Hudson Valley skydiving facility when she collided with a plane lifting off the runway, according to authorities.  State police responded to the scene of the incident in Ulster County at Skydive the Ranch in Gardiner at approximately 2:25 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 5.  Police said that 24-year-old Kristin Silva, of New Haven, landed on the left wing of the aircraft, and her lower left calf and chin were lacerated by one of the aircraft's propellers.  According to polic…