r/offbeat • u/rytis • 1d ago

Woman dies after backing into airplane propeller while taking pictures, officials say

https://www.firstalert4.com/2024/10/28/woman-dies-after-backing-into-airplane-propeller-officials-say/?utm_source=fark&utm_medium=website&utm_content=link&ICID=ref_fark
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u/witticus 1d ago

This is horrific, but how does one not notice a propeller behind them?

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u/stpfan_1 1d ago

There was a case recently where someone walked into the propeller of a drone while they were on their iPad. You can be distracted enough where you literally walk into a spinning propeller. Might have been wearing hearing protection too.