Posted on 05/12/2007 4:35:58 PM PDT by jdm
A plane crash has killed five members of a group of skydivers in northwestern Montana in the United States.
The Federal Aviation Administration in Seattle said the plane went down shortly after takeoff, then burned.
The pilot of the Cessna 182 operated by Skydive Lost Prairie was carrying two skydiving instructors and two trainees to jumps, said Michael Morrill, a manager of the company.
Morrill said the plane took off in clear weather.
Names of those killed were not released immediately. All were from Montana, Morrill said.
Skydiving is a relatively small sport in the state, with perhaps 60 or 70 people who are experienced jumpers, said Tina Sanders of Skydive Montana, another business that offers jumps.
She said the aficionados are a close-knit group and another skydiver called her about 15 minutes after the crash happened.
Much of the recreational skydiving in Montana involves tandem skydiving in which novices are attached to experienced jumpers, who control the parachute that carries both people to the ground, Sanders said.
Why? Because there were 5 of them? Did their deaths have a national or international impact?
Should this story have been in breaking news? Five killed when Amtrak train collides with SUV (5:21 pm): www.recordnet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article%3FAID%3D/20070508/A_NEWS/70508006&cid=0
Bottom line, as I have posted before, is that I didn't hit the abuse button. So if you have a problem with it being taken out of breaking news, take it up with the Mods.
Bottom line, as I have posted before, is that I didn’t hit the abuse button. So if you have a problem with it being taken out of breaking news, take it up with the Mods.
Hey, I wasn’t complaining about it being in breaking news. However, if it IS there...it warrants it as much as any other story.
Sad, very, very sad.
My sympathy to you and to the families of those who perished. It is a very sad story. Young lives snuffed out before they could begin living their lives. We are so sorry. May they rest in peace.
It’s been in local news, where it belongs, for about the last 24 hours.
When I see someone give an ‘amusing’ to another poster who has just called me a ‘Loser’ and who makes snide comments behind my back, don’t expect me to be particularly friendly to you on that thread.
Thank you for your kind words.
here is a recent article that mentions Jenny and Kyle
http://www.greatfallstribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070513/NEWS01/70513006
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