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B.C. glider instructor accused of swallowing evidence in student's falling death
CNNLenami Godinez-Avila had just started a tandem hang-gliding flight with an instructor – a gift from her boyfriend – when she fell from the glider, plunging hundreds of feet to her death Saturday in a heavily wooded part of western Canada,...Tags: Sports, Crime, Law and Justice
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Boyfriend Yells 'Hang On! I Love You' Prior To Hang-Glider's Deadly Plunge
CNNBRITISH COLUMBIA -- Hang-gliding enthusiasts gathered at the site of a fellow flier's death over the weekend as witnesses recalled the last words the victim's boyfriend yelled during her deadly flight. Lenami Godinez-Avila, 27, was on her first flight on...Tags: Sports, Prosecution, Crime, Law and Justice, Witnesses
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A Charity Case
Three years ago, ahead of the Chicago Air and Water Show, I got the incredible opportunity to skydive for the first time with the U.S. Army Golden Knights. There are not enough adjectives to describe how impressive they are. The experience led to my...
Tags: Charity, Skydiving, Sports, Chicago Air and Water Show, Social Issues
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60 Seconds of Terror: Tandem Skydive Nearly Goes Wrong
FOX40 NewsA video uploaded to YouTube a week ago, showing an 80-year-old woman nearly slipping out of her parachute during a tandem skydive, has an Acampo business in hot water. The incident happened over a year ago, with the FAA receiving an email of the video...Tags: Skydiving, Sports, YouTube, Parachuting, Air Transportation Industry
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Woman killed in paragliding accident in San Diego
L.A. NOWA 52-year-old North Carolina woman was killed Saturday in a paragliding accident in the Torrey Pines area of San Diego, officials said.... -
104-year-old Jumps Off 2,400-Foot Cliff, Hopes to Reclaim Record
KTLA NewsCYPRUS -- She has lived through two world wars. She witnessed the reign of no less than five monarchs and 26 prime ministers. And she was friends with a survivor of the Titanic disaster. Now 104-yerar-old Peggy McAlpine is hoping to enter the Guinness...Tags: Sports, YouTube, Landforms, Mountains
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Skydiver Killed in Accident Mid-Competition
KTLA NewsPERRIS (KTLA) -- A 35-year-old skydiver was killed Saturday after an accident caused him to fall to the ground. The skydiver, identified as Sean Carey, was performing a solo maneuver in a skydiving competition at the Perris Valley Skydiving facility on...Tags: Sports, Skydiving, Los Angeles Times
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Skydiving instructor dies during competition
SAN DIEGO -- An expert San Diego skydiving instructor was killed Saturday in an accident during a competition at Perris Valley Skydiving in Riverside County.
Sean Carey, 35, was declared dead shortly before 10 a.m. Saturday at Riverside County Regional...Tags: Sports, Skydiving, Los Angeles Times, YouTube
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Police: Laguna man's death masked by emails
Last summer, Laguna Beach resident Christopher Ryan Smith emailed family and friends with exciting news: He was embarking on an African adventure. Over the next few months, his emails recounted the highlights. One day he was paragliding near...Tags: Politics, File Sharing, Marketing, Murder, Political Systems
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'Jumping Jay' lives for the free-fall
Walking through the Sparr Heights Community Center in Glendale on Thursday, Jay Fragoso was interrupted mid-stride.
“Jumping Jay,” a guest called out, beckoning him over for a handshake.
It is an appropriate moniker for a man who, at 72,...Tags: Human Accomplishments, Parent Organizations, Flat Feet, Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Parachuting
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Crews find balloonist who fell from 17,000 feet amid storm
CNNA search-and-rescue team on Monday found the body of a missing hot air balloonist who had crashed in Georgia three days earlier. Acting on a tip from a witness who saw an object falling Friday, authorities dispatched a helicopter in the direction she...Tags: Sports, Skydiving, Forestry and Timber, Entertainment, Radio
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News briefs: 44 killed in Iraq bombing
Attacks across Iraq kill 44 in bombings targeting police, pilgrims ahead of Arab summit
BAGHDAD (AP) — Bombings across Iraq killed 44 people on Tuesday, striking at police and Shiite pilgrims in a torrent of violence that officials had dreaded in...Tags: Labor Markets, Sports, NATO, Mitt Romney, Facebook
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