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This item was recently submitted by a reader.
Should I include it in the archive?
Vote to tell me what *you* think!

Sucked off

2011 Reader Submission
Pending Acceptance

I have to admit I swiped this story from Yahoo news. I was stunned how an experienced engineer could die is such a stupid fashion. The true irony is the name of the company...

An experienced engineer was performing a routine maintenance check on a plane’s engine when he was sucked in and killed.

Miles Hunter, 51, was working on a jet turbo prop engine at Woodbourne airbase, Blenheim, a town on New Zealand’s South Island, when tragedy hit at 8am on Monday.

Aviation experts described the accident as a ‘one in a million’ occurrence.

His fellow colleagues reportedly watched in horror as the worker was sucked in.

According to the airline, the engine had been detached from the plane without its propellers. It is also believed to have been in motion at the time of Mr Hunter’s death.

Mr Hunter had been working for Safe Air Ltd which is owned by Air New Zealand.

Police said emergency services performed CPR on the man but he was pronounced dead on the scene.

Air New Zealand chief executive Rob Fyfe was at a loss to explain the accident.

He told the local press: “It was a very routine procedure with very experience people involved. This will be felt deeply across the people, not just at the base, but the whole community.”

A joint investigation is now underway by the police and the Department of Labour, Air New Zealand confirmed.

The fatality is said to be the first for the airline. In a similar accident, a US navy serviceman survived after being sucked into a jet engine on an aircraft carrier in 1991.

Submitted on 08/08/2011

Submitted by: Richard James Hill
Reference: http://uk.news.yahoo.com/horror-as-man-sucked-into-plane-engine-.html

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>> Moderator Scores <<

Bruce said:
Definitely Toss: No Self-Selection
Thanks, Richard, but since the authorities are still investigating this it's way too early for us to vote on it. For all we know somebody behind him tripped and inadvertently pushed him into the engine. Until we know exactly what happened it's not appropriate to vote on it. Please do let us know if you hear that he did do something blatantly stupid though, and we'll be glad to reconsider it.


Candi said:
Definitely Toss: No Self-Selection
What Bruce said. Resend this with clearly stated new information that indicates pure voluntary idiocy, and we'll definitely reconsider.


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