Photographer killed after accidentally walking into plane propeller in Kansas
Photographer killed after accidentally walking into plane propeller in Kansas
Amanda Gallagher was taking pictures of skydivers when she inadvertently stepped back into a spinning propeller
Yeah this isn't really an onion article come to life. We need better standards here
Not very oniony. Condolences to her family
I saved a coworker from walking into a propeller at least once when I worked on the ramp. I noticed he kept getting a little too close without really seeming to notice what he was doing, so I kept an eye on him. Had to grab him eventually. Pissed me off. We worked with Dash-8 aircraft, big ol’ propellers. I raised some questions about it with our boss, so he asked this guy some more questions about why THE HELL he would even be that way, ended up talking to this guy’s mother?? for some reason, who informed him that this guy had a learning disability that we weren’t aware of. It explained some other things about this guy, but it just gives me shivers each time I think about it.
Sounds like the guy might be a serious contender for a Darwin Award. But, good on you for saving him, even if it was just to spare yourself the trauma.
Article says she was a skydiver herself, but she apparently had little to no situational awareness around running aircraft.
Think she got the shot?
She left the lens cap on
Fuck that's gruesome. Article says she stepped backwards into the propeller. I cannot imagine why she should have been allowed anywhere near the front of the propeller.
General aviation airports often have little or no staff and only rudimentary access controls. People walking around aircraft are expected to be responsible for their own safety.
That's just tragic.
Darwin award?
No asshole, read the article before making such callous comments.
She was there, on assignment for work. Small airfields are very dangerous, and this type of accident can happen to anyone who isn't fully focused on their surroundings. Such as a photographer who is taking photographs as part of their job, steps in the wrong direction.
this type of accident can happen to anyone who isn't fully focused on their surroundings
So Darwin award? Swear to god you people will bend yourselves backwards to absolve idiots of personal responsibility.
She was in a situation that demands focus, had her head up her ass, got killed. Darwin award.