Woman dies in freak accident at Kansas airfield after backing into active airplane propeller

A female was killed successful a freak mishap astatine a Kansas airfield aft she backed into an progressive airplane propeller while taking photos.

Just earlier 3 p.m. connected Saturday, October 26, nan Sedgwick County dispatch received a study astir an mishap astatine Cook Airfield successful Derby, Kansas, KAKE News first reported.

Derby is simply a metropolis in Sedgwick County and is nan largest suburb of Wichita.

When deputies arrived astatine nan scene, they located a woman, believed to beryllium successful her 30s, who had been critically injured while taking photos of group getting connected and disconnected of planes erstwhile she backed into an progressive airplane propeller, KAKE reported. 

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The female who died successful a Derby propeller mishap connected Saturday has been identified by her family arsenic 37-year-old Amanda Gallagher.  (KAKE News/Cook Airfield - K50)

The female was transported to a section infirmary successful extremely captious condition, KAKE reported, wherever she later succumbed to her injuries.

Authorities are currently investigating nan incident.

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Authorities opportunity a Kansas female died connected Saturday aft backing into an progressive airplane propeller astatine Cook Airfield astatine nan Air Capital Drop Zone successful Derby. (In Memory of Amanda Gallagher: Funeral Support GoFundMe )

According to a GoFundMe page, nan unfortunate was identified arsenic 37-year-old Amanda Gallagher. 

"Amanda Gallagher was kind, adventurous, imaginative and beautiful wrong and out. She was a loving daughter, sister, aunt and friend and will beryllium greatly missed," a connection connected nan page read.

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The Cook Airfield shared their condolences pinch nan family and friends of Amanda Gallagher, who died pursuing an mishap astatine nan airfield connected Saturday afternoon. (Cook Airfield - K50)

"On October 26th, Amanda passed distant successful a very sad accident, doing what she loved, skydiving and taking pictures!," nan connection continued. "As her family processes done this tragic accident, they could usage your thief covering nan ceremonial expenses. Please see helping them retired and besides keeping them each successful your prayers."

Cook Airfield released a connection connected Facebook, expressing their condolences to nan family and friends of nan victim.

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"Our hearts spell retired to nan family and friends of nan young woman who died yesterday aft a tragic mishap pinch an airplane propeller connected Cook Airfield. I wasn't location erstwhile it happened, truthful I will not estimate connected what could person aliases should person happened differently. Just please support her family, her friends and her Air Capital Drop Zone family successful your prayers and thoughts," nan connection read.

Fox News Digital reached retired to nan Sedgwick County Sheriff's Office for a connection but did not instantly person a response.