Skip to comments.
Skydiver dies after landing in New Jersey yard during Easter egg hunt
The Morning Call ^
| April 21, 2014
Posted on 04/22/2014 5:47:46 PM PDT by Gamecock
The Brooklyn man and veteran skydiver plummeted into a backyard when his parachute apparently failed to deploy properly at around 2 p.m. Sunday, according to the Gloucester County, N.J., Prosecutor’s Office. The family that lived there was having an Easter egg hunt at the time, according to media reports.
(Excerpt) Read more at articles.mcall.com ...
TOPICS: Local News
KEYWORDS: searchskydiver
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first 1-20, 21-34 next last
1
posted on
04/22/2014 5:47:46 PM PDT
by
Gamecock
To: Gamecock
Kind of a buzz kill for the hunt.
2
posted on
04/22/2014 5:49:44 PM PDT
by
Doomonyou
(Let them eat Lead.)
To: Doomonyou
To: Gamecock
Try explaining that to your kids.
4
posted on
04/22/2014 5:51:05 PM PDT
by
doc1019
To: Gamecock
5
posted on
04/22/2014 5:51:08 PM PDT
by
uncitizen
To: Gamecock
Emily Post says don’t drop in.
To: Lurkina.n.Learnin
His name was Arkady Skenker and was 49 years old.
7
posted on
04/22/2014 5:54:22 PM PDT
by
Loud Mime
(Character matters for those who understand the concept)
To: Lurkina.n.Learnin
A real party crasher.How do you know he wasn't invited?
8
posted on
04/22/2014 5:54:57 PM PDT
by
Doomonyou
(Let them eat Lead.)
To: Doomonyou
There are better ways to celebrate.
9
posted on
04/22/2014 5:55:24 PM PDT
by
cripplecreek
(REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
To: doc1019
No problem. "This, kids, is why grandpa says to never jump out of a functioning airplane."
/johnny
To: doc1019
>>Try explaining that to your kids.<<
“If you piss off the Easter Bunny, he will drop you out of an airplane!”
11
posted on
04/22/2014 5:58:55 PM PDT
by
freedumb2003
(Fight Tapinophobia in all its forms! Do not submit to arduus privilege.)
To: Gamecock
Many years ago I was a drag racer with a car fast enough to need a chute. I saw mine and others fail on a few occasions. I remember saying to myself.....self, we ain’t never gonna jump out of an airplane with one of those things.
12
posted on
04/22/2014 6:00:24 PM PDT
by
umgud
To: freedumb2003
ROFLMAO!!! Way, way to funny.
13
posted on
04/22/2014 6:01:55 PM PDT
by
doc1019
To: Gamecock
To: cripplecreek
15
posted on
04/22/2014 6:08:04 PM PDT
by
Doomonyou
(Let them eat Lead.)
To: Doomonyou
I think the woman who found the decomposing corpse under her deck while on an Easter egg hunt with her kid won the buzz kill award.
16
posted on
04/22/2014 6:12:10 PM PDT
by
meatloaf
(Impeach Obama. That's my New Year's resolution.)
To: Gamecock
“The family that lived there was having an Easter egg hunt at the time, according to media reports.”
It couldve been worse. It couldve been turkeys.
To: Gamecock
To: Gamecock
This wasn't your average weekend parachuter. Arkady Shenker wore a special suit that allowed him to "enhance" his gliding experience before pulling the suit. The investigation is pending but it's possible this get-up could have had something to do with the chute not deploying properly.
He was wearing the suit pictured below on Sunday. Yes, this is actually him in happier times. It sucks. Also, this New Jersey family is definitely going to have next year's Easter Egg hunt indoors.
To: SamAdams76
Looks like he’s Flashing in that photo.
20
posted on
04/22/2014 6:22:15 PM PDT
by
Redcitizen
(When a zombie apocalypse starts, Chuck Norris doesn't try to survive. The zombies do.)
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first 1-20, 21-34 next last
Disclaimer:
Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual
posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its
management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the
exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson
