Skip to comments.
Tennessee grandfather falls to his death during skydiving accident at high school football game
nbc ^
 |  Kurt Chirbas and Mirna Alsharif
Posted on 10/23/2022 9:10:36 AM PDT by BenLurkin
click here to read article
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
 first 1-20, 21-40, 41-46 next  last
    
1
posted on 
10/23/2022 9:10:36 AM PDT
by 
BenLurkin
 
To: BenLurkin
    I don’t see the point of jumping out of a perfectly good airplane. RIP.
 
2
posted on 
10/23/2022 9:14:31 AM PDT
by 
Carriage Hill
(A society grows great when old men plant trees, in whose shade they know they will never sit.)
 
To: BenLurkin
    Sad. Was the game cancelled?
If this was in Texas, we would know the answer to that.
 
3
posted on 
10/23/2022 9:14:41 AM PDT
by 
ProtectOurFreedom
(The “I” in Democrat stands for “Integrity.”)
 
To: Carriage Hill
    Its a high-risk, low-reward activity.
 
4
posted on 
10/23/2022 9:16:49 AM PDT
by 
PGR88
 
To: BenLurkin
    A grandfather should be out fishing with his grandchildren.
 
To: ProtectOurFreedom
    Saw a report which said the game was not cancelled — but they did have a “moment of silence” before kick-off.
 
6
posted on 
10/23/2022 9:19:52 AM PDT
by 
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire, or both.)
 
To: PGR88
7
posted on 
10/23/2022 9:20:44 AM PDT
by 
Carriage Hill
(A society grows great when old men plant trees, in whose shade they know they will never sit.)
 
To: ProtectOurFreedom
    If this was in Texas, we would know the answer to that. Or if it was a Tennessee Volunteers game.
 
8
posted on 
10/23/2022 9:23:22 AM PDT
by 
dfwgator
(Endut! Hoch Hech!)
 
To: BenLurkin
    [... did have a “moment of silence”...]
The appearance of a crumpled body mid-field tends have that affect.
 
9
posted on 
10/23/2022 9:24:40 AM PDT
by 
Farmerbob
 
To: Carriage Hill
    He could have waited for the plane to land.. or was it really that urgent .
 
10
posted on 
10/23/2022 9:36:15 AM PDT
by 
libh8er
 
To: BenLurkin
    He died doing what he loved.
Falling to the ground.
 
11
posted on 
10/23/2022 9:45:39 AM PDT
by 
moovova
 
To: libh8er; Carriage Hill
To: BenLurkin
    I wonder if he had a heart attack before pulling the cord.
 
13
posted on 
10/23/2022 9:47:01 AM PDT
by 
dfwgator
(Endut! Hoch Hech!)
 
To: Carriage Hill
    Hope it didn’t put a hole in the 50 yard line.
 
14
posted on 
10/23/2022 9:59:32 AM PDT
by 
Bonemaker
(invictus maneo)
 
To: TexasGator
15
posted on 
10/23/2022 10:00:10 AM PDT
by 
Carriage Hill
(A society grows great when old men plant trees, in whose shade they know they will never sit.)
 
To: BenLurkin
    “Boyd would not identify the 55-year-old..”
On the way down, they called him Bob, as he was hitting the ground, they called him Skip, once on the ground, he was Matt.
 
To: Bonemaker
    Would be a dent or a hole? The field crews probably have a pile of sifted topsoil nearby, to fill-it-in with.
 
17
posted on 
10/23/2022 10:04:44 AM PDT
by 
Carriage Hill
(A society grows great when old men plant trees, in whose shade they know they will never sit.)
 
To: PGR88
    Years ago, my boyfriend (now husband) went skydiving with one of his best friends, who had persuaded my boyfriend to do it with him. I asked if he was trying to subtly breakup with me, and even though he said no, I wondered for quite some time. It made me very happy afterwards to learn that our friend broke his leg on the landing, and had to walk a mile with that broken leg to meet up with the group. It was the only time my husband has been skydiving. Thankfully he learned a lesson from someone else’s misfortune.
 
18
posted on 
10/23/2022 10:06:00 AM PDT
by 
FamiliarFace
(I got my own way of livin' But everything gets done With a southern accent Where I come from. TP)
 
To: Carriage Hill
    “I don’t see the point of jumping out of a perfectly good airplane.”
I do not see the point in getting INTO ANY airplane if it is scheduled to take off! ;-)
 
To: BenLurkin
    I saw the video. He landed in the parking area.
He was coming down fast, never got to pull the cords to open the tubes.
People in the stands never knew the condition of the man before the kick-off.
 
20
posted on 
10/23/2022 10:15:54 AM PDT
by 
eyedigress
(Trump is my President!)
 
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
 first 1-20, 21-40, 41-46 next  last
    Disclaimer:
    Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual
    posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its
    management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the
    exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson