Woman tragically dies after walking into moving plane propeller while taking photos
A woman has sadly died following a freak accident on an airfield while taking some pictures.
The incident took place at Cook Airfield in Derby, Kansas, USA, and the woman was later identified as 37-year-old Amanda Gallagher.
Derby is known as the largest suburb of Wichita, and is a city that is part of Sedgwick County.
Emergency services were called before 3pm on Saturday (October 26) afternoon, as the Sedwick County dispatch received a report of an accident.
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Gallagher was left critically injured and was transported to a local hospital, where she succumbed to her injuries.
Upon rariving, authorities discovered that the woman had become severely injured after backing up into the propeller of an aircraft as she was taking snaps of people getting on and off board.
Investigation into the incident is currently ongoing, though in the meantime, Amanda's loved ones have set up a GoFundMe fundraiser in order to help raise money that will assist her family in paying funeral costs.
The page's organiser, Abbey Charboneau, shared a heartfelt message about her late friend following the tragic news of her untimely passing.
"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," she wrote.
Charboneau went on: "On October 26th, Amanda passed away in a very sad accident, doing what she loved, skydiving and taking pictures!
"As her family processes through this tragic accident, they could use your help covering the funeral expenses. Please consider helping them out and also keeping them all in your prayers," she added.
Following the breaking news, Cook Airfield took to their official Facebook page to release a statement on the matter.
They wrote: "Our hearts go out to the family and friends of the young lady who died yesterday after a tragic accident with an airplane propeller on Cook Airfield. I wasn't there when it happened, so I will not speculate on what could have or should have happened differently.
"Just please keep her family, her friends and her Air Capital Drop Zone family in your prayers and thoughts," they concluded on the matter.
At the time of writing, the GoFundMe page has raised just shy of $6,000 (£4,625) out of its $12,000 goal (£9,250).
If you are interested in donating, feel free to do so here.
LADbible has reached out to Sedgwick Country Sheriff for a comment.
Joshua Nair