Small Plane Propeller Kills Kansas Photog

A gruesome incident in a rural community is making international headlines and should remind our newsies and media folks to be careful . . .

Amanda Gallagher, 37, was on a work assignment on Saturday capturing pictures of skydivers getting on and off planes in the town of Derby – less than 15 miles from Wichita – when she stepped back into the propeller of a plane that was stationary yet still running.

First responders took Gallagher to a local hospital, but she died there from her injuries, officials said.

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

Photographer killed after accidentally walking into plane propeller in Kansas

Amanda Gallagher was taking pictures of skydivers when she inadvertently stepped back into a spinning propeller