Ohio Skydiving Worker Killed by Propeller

Stephen Pope

Thursday, June 05, 2014 at 07:49 PM ET

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** Sarah Rhoads (Photo: Start Skydiving)**

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A 24-year-old skydiving business manager, Sarah Rhoads, was accidentally killed after walking into the spinning propeller of a Twin Otter aircraft.
The incident occurred at Start Skydiving at Middletown Regional Airport in Ohio, where Rhoads had worked for three years.
Although trained in ramp safety, the Twin Otter was a new aircraft recently acquired by the company.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will investigate the accident.

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A 24-year-old woman was accidentally killed on Tuesday when she walked into the spinning propeller of a Twin Otter on the ramp at the Ohio skydiving business where she worked.

Sarah Rhoads, a well-liked manager for Start Skydiving at Middletown Regional Airport, was pronounced dead at a local hospital after suffering severe head injuries, authorities said.