{"id":241092,"date":"2024-10-29T03:43:14","date_gmt":"2024-10-29T03:43:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/10\/29\/woman-dies-after-walking-into-plane-propeller\/"},"modified":"2024-10-29T03:43:14","modified_gmt":"2024-10-29T03:43:14","slug":"woman-dies-after-walking-into-plane-propeller","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/10\/29\/woman-dies-after-walking-into-plane-propeller\/","title":{"rendered":"Woman dies after walking into plane propeller"},"content":{"rendered":"<br><p>Amanda Gallagher. Pic: @picture_panda\/ Instagram<\/p><div id=\"article-text\">\n                       \n                        \n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A skydiver has died after accidentally walking into a plane propeller.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Amanda Gallagher, 37, was taking pictures of other skydivers at Wichita Cook Airfield in Kansas on Saturday when she backed into the active propeller, according to US media reports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Emergency services were sent to the scene in Sedgwick County at around 3pm and Ms Gallagher was taken to hospital with critical injuries but died shortly after.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A GoFundMe page set up to support her family with funeral costs said the 37-year-old died &#8220;in a very sad accident&#8221; but was &#8220;doing what she loved, skydiving and taking pictures&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;As her family processes through this tragic accident, they could use your help covering the funeral expenses,&#8221; the page reads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Please consider helping them out and also keeping them all in your prayers.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A spokesperson for the airfield said in a statement: &#8220;Our hearts go out to the family and friends of the young lady who died yesterday after a tragic accident with an airplane propeller on Cook Airfield.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;I wasn&#8217;t there when it happened, so I will not speculate on what could have or should have happened differently.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The incident is under official investigation, they added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So far the page has raised more than $6,000 (\u00a34,600).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Paying tribute to her on social media, friends and family described Ms Gallagher as &#8220;kind, adventurous, creative and beautiful inside and out&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n                <p><strong>DISCLAIMER: <\/strong>The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.<\/p>      \n               \n <!-- Post Tags -->\n                \n\n                        \n\n    \n                                 \n                                             \n                    <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Amanda Gallagher. Pic: @picture_panda\/ Instagram A skydiver has died after accidentally walking into a plane propeller. Amanda Gallagher, 37, was taking pictures of other skydivers at Wichita Cook Airfield in Kansas on Saturday when she backed into the active propeller, according to US media reports. 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