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  • Opps! - Pilot on trial after wingsuit skydiver is decapitated

    From a425couple@21:1/5 to All on Fri Sep 22 10:41:46 2023
    Hmmm, the story does not state that the head was recovered!?

    from 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

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    (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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