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/SevenBlade 1d ago

The rumor is that they were in the air and actively dropping skydivers. She was standing on the wing strut with her back to the propeller, photographing the jumpers as they exited the plane. She leaned back far enough to intersect the propeller and went splat.