Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-09-16 | Page 2 | 'Chute Plunge Kills Idahoan

CHUTE PLUNGE J i KILLS IDAHOAN I r POCATELLO Idaho Sept 16 UP VP f A A plunge N ge of or r feet J from a oaring air airplane lane brought brought death caUl Jo to old year year 18 old Blenda Townley of Preston Pres Pres- ton tori Idaho here hero yesterday as hor horrified per persons ons looked on i The girl had hod attempted to mal make maket a t delayed parachute jump Intending Intend ing to open her leer chute at 1200 Jeet but something went wrong The saving life saving parachute did not open and plummeted eted to earth yards west of the airport where here a n two two day day air carnival was was' in progress Spectators and airport attaches expressed the opinion the jumper apparently had lost con- con before pulling the rip ripcord ripcord ripcord cord which h would have opened the parachute F F. H. H Christensen was piloting the plane from which Miss Townley Made the leap Leap Is Fatal i Li V a e ey rf t y iy 1 a r r. r f ff f 4 s sS sf Pr f S Y d j. 7 r 4 sY Venda Townley