PARACHUTIST'S FATAL PLUNGE RUL
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The News Herald, Panama City FL
PARACHUTIST'S FATAL PLUNGE RULED ACCIDENTAL
(Associated Press)
April 6, 1988
LOUISBURG, N.C. -- An experienced parachutist filmed his own two-mile death plunge after he fell from an airplane while carrying a video camera but apparently without realizing he had no parachute, investigators said Tuesday.
Officials declared the death Saturday of Ivan Lester McGuire, 35, of Durham, an accident.
Franklin County sheriff's Capt. Ralph Brown said there was no foul play and no indication of suicide, although, "a man who has jumped 800 times ought to remember his parachute."
=====There is more, but this should be enough to confirm the story; let me know if you need more. CNN also aired the video tape at the time.
Submitted on 10/30/2002
Submitted by:
Anne Davenport
Reference:
The News Herald, Apr. 6, 1988
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