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Gas Pipeline Proposed For Colorado River

Outdoor Recreation News  Mon, 12/12/2011 - 13:48

The U.S. Bureau of Land Management is considering an application for a 22-mile gas pipeline that would run from the Divide Creek area under the Colorado River to processing facilities near Parachute.


 

Man wants to run parachute business in Lawrence

Outdoor Recreation News  Fri, 11/18/2011 - 13:16

Businessman William McCauley has filed a complaint with the Federal Aviation Administration over the city of Lawrence's efforts to limit his proposed parachuting business.


 

Parachute Fails, Skydiver Survives Fall

Outdoor Recreation News  Fri, 08/05/2011 - 09:11

It's one of the most frightening things imaginable: pulling the ripcord and your parachute fails.


 

Skydiving quadriplegic plunges to death in Montana

Outdoor Recreation News  Mon, 08/01/2011 - 23:11

A quadriplegic skydiver plunged 18,000 feet to his death because he was unable to manually deploy his parachute, and his emergency chute was not set to automatically release, authorities said on Monday.


 

Washington state man killed in Montana skydiving accident

Outdoor Recreation News  Sun, 07/31/2011 - 22:44

Officials in northwestern Montana say a 27-year-old Washington state man has died after his parachute failed to open while skydiving.


 

Hendersonville Skydiver Killed In Ky. Accident

Outdoor Recreation News  Mon, 11/01/2010 - 19:01

An experienced skydiver from Tennessee has died in south-central Kentucky after having trouble with his parachute during the grand opening of a skydiving operation.


 

Skydiver allegedly tampered with love rival's parachute

Outdoor Recreation News  Sat, 09/25/2010 - 15:54

A Belgian skydiver is accused of sabotaging another woman's parachute causing her to plummet to her death after apparently growing jealous that they were both having a relationship with the same man.


 

Belgium: Murder trial opens in 2006 skydiver death

Outdoor Recreation News  Fri, 09/24/2010 - 06:27

A Belgian skydiver accused of allegedly killing her lover's paramour by sabotaging her parachute went on trial Friday.


 

Man, 70, Killed In Skydiving Midair Accident

Outdoor Recreation News  Mon, 07/19/2010 - 07:24

Authorities in Pennsylvania say a 70-year-old skydiver from New York was killed when his parachute got tangled with another man's and he fell to the ground.


 

Russian skydiver killed in California accident - AP

Outdoor Recreation News  Fri, 04/30/2010 - 18:55

Perris Valley Skydiving general manager Dan Brodsky-Chenfeld says the man was about 50 feet above the ground when his parachute bumped another skydiver's chute and collapsed Friday morning.