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a425couple
Sep 22, 2023, 1:41:50 PM9/22/23
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Hmmm, the story does not state that the head was recovered!?
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Pilot on trial after wingsuit skydiver is decapitated by plane wing 20
seconds into jump
By Debbie Lord, Cox Media Group National Content Desk
September 22, 2023 at 9:42 am PDT
+Caption
(SindreEspejord/Getty Images)
A pilot on trial in the death of a skydiver says that the man was
decapitated about 20 seconds into the jump because he “did not follow
the expected course and should never have been on that course.”
The pilot, Alain C., is facing manslaughter charges in the death of
Nicholas Galy who died in July 2018.
Galy, 40, was one of 10 parachutists aboard the flight and one of two
passengers who jumped from the plane at around 14,000 feet, The Daily
Mail reported. He was wearing a wingsuit - a full-body contraption that
lets the wearer glide like a bird.
About 20 seconds into the jump over South France, the plane’s wing and
strut hit Galy and he was decapitated.
According to The Times of London, Alain descended rapidly after two
wingsuit-outfitted skydivers jumped from the aircraft, catching up with
them as they glided across the sky.
But as the plane caught up with the skydivers, the left wing struck
Galy, the Times reported.
Galy’s body landed in a field after his emergency parachute opened.
During the trial, Alain argued that Galy was at fault in the accident
since he “did not follow the expected course and should never have been
on that course.”
The pilot later said he thought Galy was further south when he was in
fact parallel to the plane.
“I think my flight path made sense,” Alain said. “This has been the
tragedy of my life, but I am not at fault.”
The pilot also said he did not brief the skydivers about the jump and
acknowledged he lost track of the wingsuit duo, the Times reported,
assuming he was clear of them, the Times reported.
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https://www.kiro7.com/news/trending/pilot-trial-after-wingsuit-skydiver-is-decapitated-by-plane-wing-20-seconds-into-jump/4BMUWFITORFMFELTXNW4M6CJLA/
Pilot on trial after wingsuit skydiver is decapitated by plane wing 20
seconds into jump
By Debbie Lord, Cox Media Group National Content Desk
September 22, 2023 at 9:42 am PDT
+Caption
(SindreEspejord/Getty Images)
A pilot on trial in the death of a skydiver says that the man was
decapitated about 20 seconds into the jump because he “did not follow
the expected course and should never have been on that course.”
The pilot, Alain C., is facing manslaughter charges in the death of
Nicholas Galy who died in July 2018.
Galy, 40, was one of 10 parachutists aboard the flight and one of two
passengers who jumped from the plane at around 14,000 feet, The Daily
Mail reported. He was wearing a wingsuit - a full-body contraption that
lets the wearer glide like a bird.
About 20 seconds into the jump over South France, the plane’s wing and
strut hit Galy and he was decapitated.
According to The Times of London, Alain descended rapidly after two
wingsuit-outfitted skydivers jumped from the aircraft, catching up with
them as they glided across the sky.
But as the plane caught up with the skydivers, the left wing struck
Galy, the Times reported.
Galy’s body landed in a field after his emergency parachute opened.
During the trial, Alain argued that Galy was at fault in the accident
since he “did not follow the expected course and should never have been
on that course.”
The pilot later said he thought Galy was further south when he was in
fact parallel to the plane.
“I think my flight path made sense,” Alain said. “This has been the
tragedy of my life, but I am not at fault.”
The pilot also said he did not brief the skydivers about the jump and
acknowledged he lost track of the wingsuit duo, the Times reported,
assuming he was clear of them, the Times reported.
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