Woman taking photos dies horrifically while stepping backwards into plane's propeller | UK

In a tragic turn of events, Amanda Gallagher, 37, has died after a freak accident in which she backed into a moving plane propeller while taking photos. The incident occurred at Cook Airfield in Derby, Kansas, USA, on the afternoon of October 26.

Emergency services rushed to the scene shortly before 3pm after receiving reports of an accident and found Amanda seriously injured. She later succumbed to her injuries in hospital. An investigation into the distressing incident is currently underway. In the wake of this tragedy, Amanda’s friends have a GoFundMe campaign to help her family with funeral costs.

Abbey Charboneau, the fundraiser’s organizer, paid tribute to Amanda, saying: “Amanda Gallagher was kind, adventurous, creative and beautiful inside and out. She was a loving daughter, sister, aunt and friend and will be greatly missed.

“On October 26, Amanda passed away in a very sad accident while doing what she loved: skydiving and taking photos! As her family copes with this tragic accident, they could use your help to cover funeral costs. Please consider helping them and also keep them all in your prayers,” reports Daily star.

Cook Airfield expressed its condolences on social media, saying: “Our thoughts go out to the family and friends of the young lady who died yesterday following a tragic aircraft propeller accident at Cook Airfield. I wasn’t there when it happened, so I’m not going to speculate on what could or should have happened differently.”

They added: “Please keep her family, her friends and her Air Capital Drop Zone family in your prayers and thoughts.”