#Thai volunteer takes to skies to drop supplies to flood victims

#Thai volunteer takes to skies to drop supplies to flood victims

“#Thai volunteer takes to skies to drop supplies to flood victims” BANGKOK, Sept 28 – A paramotoring enthusiast in northern Thailand has taken to the skies to help deliver urgently need supplies to people cut off by floods. Thrill-seeker Vichai Tiyasan, 38, has been motoring over waterlogged lands to drop off dry food and essential items in Sukhothai, one of 30 provinces impacted…

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#Woman killed skydiving after apparent parachute malfunction

#Woman killed skydiving after apparent parachute malfunction

“#Woman killed skydiving after apparent parachute malfunction” A 59-year-old Florida woman was killed in a skydiving accident in upstate New York when her parachute apparently malfunctioned, police said. Karen Bernard’s brother, Terry announced her death on Facebook.Facebook Karen Bernard, of Wildwood, jumped out of a plane in the area of County Highway 34 in the…

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#Skydiver’s headcam video captures scary mid-air moment

#Skydiver’s headcam video captures scary mid-air moment

“#Skydiver’s headcam video captures scary mid-air moment” It was a lucky twist of fate that this skydiving couple managed to survive. A pair nearly fell to their deaths this month when their parachute lines became twisted mid-air — a horrifying moment captured for posterity on the pair’s headcams.  Toms Vajeika, 30, and his unnamed girlfriend…

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#Parachuter plunges through roof and into California house

#Parachuter plunges through roof and into California house

“#Parachuter plunges through roof and into California house” A parachutist from Camp Roberts torpedoed through the roof of a Southern California home and into the interior of the house, authorities said. The man, who was reportedly a British soldier in the midst of a training exercise, dealt with a chute that didn’t fully open before…

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#Crews rescue parachutist dangling from Arizona power lines

#Crews rescue parachutist dangling from Arizona power lines

“#Crews rescue parachutist dangling from Arizona power lines” A military parachutist who dropped onto high-voltage power lines in southern Arizona had to dangle for several hours before he could be safely rescued by firefighters and utility crews. Firefighters arranged to have the lines de-energized before crews using a ladder truck could get near the parachutist…

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