37-year-old Amanda Gallagher was a professional photographer who adored spending her time taking photos. She even had her own company called AG Photography.
This past Saturday afternoon on October 26th, she was at the Air Capital Drop Zone in Derby, Kansas, when the unthinkable happened.
Amanda was snapping photos of people getting off and on different planes at the airfield when she accidentally backed up into a moving airplane propeller.
At 2:40 p.m., emergency services rushed to the airfield, and Amanda was transported to a nearby hospital in extremely critical condition. She unfortunately succumbed to her injuries later on at the hospital.
The incident happened at Cook Airfield, and in a Facebook post, 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.”
A woman by the name of Abbey Charboneau has since created a GoFundMe page to help Amanda’s family with her funeral expenses.
“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,” Abbey wrote in the description.
“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.”
The fundraiser has since raised $10,000 out of the $12,000 goal.
The Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office is conducting an investigation into the incident.
