Missouri skydiving tragedy fractures a tight-knit community
TL;DR
A skydiving plane crash near Butler, Missouri, on a day with clear blue skies killed 12 people, including 11 skydivers, as the NTSB opens an investigation into the crash; the tragedy devastates the close-knit Midwest skydiving community and features personal stories like 54-year-old Michael Shanahan, who began jumping after his sister’s cancer diagnosis.
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- On a ‘beautiful day for jumping,’ a plane of skydivers plummets to the ground The Washington Post
- Skydive KC makes statement after 12 killed in Butler plane crash KCTV
- Investigators probe fatal Missouri skydiving plane crash. What we know USA Today
- Investigators Look for Electronic Devices of Victims in Skydiving Crash The New York Times
- ‘I was on that plane last weekend’: Topeka skydiver reacts to fatal Missouri plane crash WIBW
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