lewmonst 0 #1 August 27, 2001 if so, please email methankslew Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kelly 0 #2 August 27, 2001 ... And please, please please tell us how the Swoop meet went yesterday!!!! a few friends were competing and i left before they got home tonight. was wondering how it went. BTW whats the ranch's web site addy?kel Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lewmonst 0 #3 August 27, 2001 like i said, if you were there, please email me privately.thankslew Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
weid14 0 #4 August 27, 2001 http://www.ranchskydive.com/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
basiaaa 0 #5 August 27, 2001 I was. The overall winners were:1. Clint Clawson 2. Andy Farrington 3. Sonic Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhreeZone 15 #6 August 27, 2001 If anyone has any word on the lady that crashed please post it to me or Lew as soon as you can thanks!Do I HAVE to do another raft dive??? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites basiaaa 0 #7 August 27, 2001 I feel awful to be the first one to post this on dropzone.com, but we had a fatality at the Ranch this weekend. Lisa Gallagher, from Ohio, unfortunately passed away last night at 7 pm. There's still no official determination of what happened. But what I saw was this: she hooked to prepare to swoop the pond, she was very close to the trees, and her canopy just collapsed and she fell down to the ground, at least 100 feet. No one knows if maybe one of her lines snapped or what. The general opinion seems to be that it had something to do with the thermals coming off the tops of the trees.. Hopefully some other people will post on this matter. I'm very very sorry. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Pammi 0 #8 August 27, 2001 Well hell :( I'm sorry guys to all of you who knew her. I learned my lesson about thermals off trees a couple of months ago. I had no idea how far they could travel and how wicked they can be. Nearly hooked me into the ground..I was very lucky to have been able to counter quickly to keep from busting myself up. My condolences to the family and friends, of course. A new page! Bi-Plane pics! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Kelly 0 #9 August 28, 2001 basiaaa,This is a sad loss to our community and to all those who jumped with Lisa. I only knew lisa a brief time, and the times we had ment could be counted on two hands, but she was a wonderful person. I remember the second time we ever ment, she was dishing out hugs and gave me one like we were old friends.... That night at dinner the whole gang of us had such a good evening. Lisa's death has brought a painfull silence to Xkeys... She will not be forgotten. from what some folks have said that witnessed it it appeared that Lisa caught a weird thermal off of the tree tops and it caused the left side of her canopy to make that horrible snapping noise and collapse.im a details type person, and having delt with trauma for a couple of years now (EMS) I wanted to know the details... from what ive been told (which i will not share on a public forum) i have gathered that lisa was not counscous, she did not realize what had happened to her. Her syptoms were ones that ive seen too many times, coming from too many people. I can honestly say that i do not believe she was aware of what was going on. thats enough from me. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0
basiaaa 0 #7 August 27, 2001 I feel awful to be the first one to post this on dropzone.com, but we had a fatality at the Ranch this weekend. Lisa Gallagher, from Ohio, unfortunately passed away last night at 7 pm. There's still no official determination of what happened. But what I saw was this: she hooked to prepare to swoop the pond, she was very close to the trees, and her canopy just collapsed and she fell down to the ground, at least 100 feet. No one knows if maybe one of her lines snapped or what. The general opinion seems to be that it had something to do with the thermals coming off the tops of the trees.. Hopefully some other people will post on this matter. I'm very very sorry. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pammi 0 #8 August 27, 2001 Well hell :( I'm sorry guys to all of you who knew her. I learned my lesson about thermals off trees a couple of months ago. I had no idea how far they could travel and how wicked they can be. Nearly hooked me into the ground..I was very lucky to have been able to counter quickly to keep from busting myself up. My condolences to the family and friends, of course. A new page! Bi-Plane pics! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kelly 0 #9 August 28, 2001 basiaaa,This is a sad loss to our community and to all those who jumped with Lisa. I only knew lisa a brief time, and the times we had ment could be counted on two hands, but she was a wonderful person. I remember the second time we ever ment, she was dishing out hugs and gave me one like we were old friends.... That night at dinner the whole gang of us had such a good evening. Lisa's death has brought a painfull silence to Xkeys... She will not be forgotten. from what some folks have said that witnessed it it appeared that Lisa caught a weird thermal off of the tree tops and it caused the left side of her canopy to make that horrible snapping noise and collapse.im a details type person, and having delt with trauma for a couple of years now (EMS) I wanted to know the details... from what ive been told (which i will not share on a public forum) i have gathered that lisa was not counscous, she did not realize what had happened to her. Her syptoms were ones that ive seen too many times, coming from too many people. I can honestly say that i do not believe she was aware of what was going on. thats enough from me. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
