So, just how does a deployed parachute come to be found “abandoned” in that part of the country?
I know I rarely find more than 4 or 5 of those pesky things around here each spring.......
Since the parachute is made of silk, could it be left over from WWII military practice jumps? Here’s more from the article:
“The parachute was the right color, and the location was in the middle of what could have been Cooper’s landing zone.
“That got the attention of FBI agent Larry Carr, who drove to the site to see the find for himself.
“But Cossey told Carr that Cooper’s parachute was made of nylon. The one the children found was made of silk and did not feature a harness container. Cossey sold parachutes at a skydiving operation in Issaquah in the 1970s.
“Cossey has been through the drill before; this is the third time the FBI has asked him to examine parachutes to see whether they might have been Cooper’s.”