On 8/5/2015 9:36 PM, john szalay wrote:
> =?UTF-8?Q?Ri=c2=a9ardo?= <here@glorious-somerset.uk> wrote in
> news:spednQvf7p-78F_InZ2dnUU7-e-dnZ2d@giganews.com:
>
>> On 8/5/2015 7:50 PM, Byker wrote:
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>> Particularly as it looks as the the parachutist has just managed to
>> avoid the power lines...
>>
>>
>
> looked at the airport where this happened, the wires are 260 ft away to the
> west of the runway.
>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fjg7eG3oLfw
>
Thank you for that.
>
> But yea still too close for comfort, had a friend hit some high voltage
> wires while skydiving, and not paying attention. burned a huge hole in
> his leg and under his arm, were he brushed the wires. dammed lucky he
> didn,t fry. Had to convince my wife, that it was still safe to jump, but
> she never was comfortable with me going up...
>
Wives are like that, as well I know.
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