Man Killed in Kite Accident

[Outerspaceman]

A Rather sad story on the dangers of not watching where your kiting

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/devon/5352382.stm

Steve

[Todd Copeland]

Post by Outerspaceman
A Rather sad story on the dangers of not watching where your kiting
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/devon/5352382.stm

*Not* a "kite accident". Man had an accident _while_ flying a kite. A person
eating an ice cream cone and hit by a car does not mean he was killed in an
ice cream accident. It would be a "car accident".

[Manky Badger]

Post by Todd Copeland

Post by Outerspaceman
A Rather sad story on the dangers of not watching where your kiting
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/devon/5352382.stm

*Not* a "kite accident". Man had an accident _while_ flying a kite. A person
eating an ice cream cone and hit by a car does not mean he was killed in an
ice cream accident. It would be a "car accident".

It depends whether you are looking for ammunition in your crusade to ban ice
cream or not.

[Todd Copeland]

Post by Manky Badger
It depends whether you are looking for ammunition in your crusade to ban ice
cream or not.

Well said.

[Andrew Beattie]

Post by Todd Copeland

Post by Outerspaceman
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/devon/5352382.stm

*Not* a "kite accident".

Other reports say that he was walking backwards at the time.

Post by Todd Copeland
From the evidence I can see (there will be an inquest to follow), I

think that it was a kite accident. Not only that, but it was one that
we are all familiar with. How often do we hear of people walking
backwards off roofs in India?

Andrew

[daddykiter]

This is very sad for obvious reasons, especially as he leaves behind a
girlfriend who is pregant. Does anybody know what sort of kite this
gentleman was flying at the time - e.g. was it a hard pulling foil of
some sort (which would be asking for trouble flying one of these on a
cliff top) or was it just a simple single line kite (that would just
make this a freak accident)?

[Andrew Beattie]

Post by daddykiter
Does anybody know what sort of kite this
gentleman was flying at the time

This report:
http://www.shortnews.com/start.cfm?id=56995&rubrik1=Recreation&rubrik2=Hobbies&rubrik3=Outdoors&sort=1&sparte=4

Says:
Walking backwards, he went straight off the edge. The kite was not a
factor in slowing his rate of descent,

Andrew

[Theophilus]

Post by Andrew Beattie

Post by Todd Copeland

Post by Outerspaceman
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/devon/5352382.stm

*Not* a "kite accident".

Other reports say that he was walking backwards at the time.

Post by Todd Copeland
From the evidence I can see (there will be an inquest to follow), I

think that it was a kite accident. Not only that, but it was one that
we are all familiar with. How often do we hear of people walking
backwards off roofs in India?
Andrew

Walking backwards off of anything implies some other preoccupying interest
as the cause, I agree.

[daddykiter]

Thanks Andrew for the link to a different new report about the accident
which I have repeated below. It is interesting that it states that the
man in question was "piloting" a kite - whilst the report was probably
not written by somebody with kiting knowledge, it does appear that the
gentleman in question was flying a stunt kite or something else that
needed controlling rather than just a SLK - would you agree?

This was a terrible and tragic accident indeed and I hope that this
doesn't happen again.

Daddykiter

" Engrossed in the activity, the man strolled about the park backwards,
piloting the device. Unfortunately, the man did not realize that
immediately behind him was the edge of a high cliff

Walking backwards, he went straight off the edge. The kite was not a
factor in slowing his rate of descent, and he smashed into the hard
ground fifty feet below"

[kitekrazy]

Post by daddykiter
Thanks Andrew for the link to a different new report about the accident
which I have repeated below. It is interesting that it states that the
man in question was "piloting" a kite - whilst the report was probably
not written by somebody with kiting knowledge, it does appear that the
gentleman in question was flying a stunt kite or something else that
needed controlling rather than just a SLK - would you agree?
This was a terrible and tragic accident indeed and I hope that this
doesn't happen again.
Daddykiter
" Engrossed in the activity, the man strolled about the park backwards,
piloting the device. Unfortunately, the man did not realize that
immediately behind him was the edge of a high cliff
Walking backwards, he went straight off the edge. The kite was not a
factor in slowing his rate of descent, and he smashed into the hard
ground fifty feet below"

Lack of common sense somehow has to play in all of this. This ranks
somewhere with swimming around stingrays.

[Kitekrazy]

It may be of interest to note that there has been a series of deaths off
the cliffs in the South Hams this year, one of note to the locals was of
one gentleman sleeping on the edge of the cliff and rolled over in his
sleep!
Bet risk assessments didn't look at this!

Post by kitekrazy

Post by daddykiter
Thanks Andrew for the link to a different new report about the accident
which I have repeated below. It is interesting that it states that the
man in question was "piloting" a kite - whilst the report was probably
not written by somebody with kiting knowledge, it does appear that the
gentleman in question was flying a stunt kite or something else that
needed controlling rather than just a SLK - would you agree?
This was a terrible and tragic accident indeed and I hope that this
doesn't happen again.
Daddykiter
" Engrossed in the activity, the man strolled about the park backwards,
piloting the device. Unfortunately, the man did not realize that
immediately behind him was the edge of a high cliff
Walking backwards, he went straight off the edge. The kite was not a
factor in slowing his rate of descent, and he smashed into the hard
ground fifty feet below"

Lack of common sense somehow has to play in all of this. This ranks
somewhere with swimming around stingrays.

[fungus]

...sleeping on the edge of the cliff and rolled over in his
sleep!

If you believe that, I've got a bridge for sale.


Doctor, doctor! I have trouble sleeping.

Try sleeping on the edge of a cliff, you'll
soon drop off....
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In science it often happens that scientists say, 'You know
that's a really good argument; my position is mistaken,'
and then they actually change their minds and you never
hear that old view from them again. They really do it.
It doesn't happen as often as it should, because scientists
are human and change is sometimes painful. But it happens
every day. I cannot recall the last time something like
that happened in politics or religion.

- Carl Sagan, 1987 CSICOP keynote address

[Kitekrazy]

Post by fungus

...sleeping on the edge of the cliff and rolled over in his sleep!

If you believe that, I've got a bridge for sale.
Doctor, doctor! I have trouble sleeping.
Try sleeping on the edge of a cliff, you'll
soon drop off....

How much is the bridge??
Dartmouth is my family home, My brother-in-law is a coastguard in the
south hams, the story comes from him.
I would't post something that wasn't true, and I trust my brother in law.
so where's this bridge, over the Dart per chance ;-))

[fungus]

Post by Kitekrazy

Post by fungus

...sleeping on the edge of the cliff and rolled over in his sleep!

If you believe that, I've got a bridge for sale.

How much is the bridge??

Several hundred million...cheap at half the price!

Post by Kitekrazy
Dartmouth is my family home, My brother-in-law is a coastguard in the
south hams, the story comes from him.
I would't post something that wasn't true, and I trust my brother in law.
so where's this bridge, over the Dart per chance ;-))

I bet it didn't happen not exactly the way you tell
it. More likely they were drunk or something.
--
<\___/>
/ O O \
\_____/ FTB. For email, remove my socks.

In science it often happens that scientists say, 'You know
that's a really good argument; my position is mistaken,'
and then they actually change their minds and you never
hear that old view from them again. They really do it.
It doesn't happen as often as it should, because scientists
are human and change is sometimes painful. But it happens
every day. I cannot recall the last time something like
that happened in politics or religion.

- Carl Sagan, 1987 CSICOP keynote address

[Kitekrazy]

Post by fungus

Post by Kitekrazy

Post by fungus

...sleeping on the edge of the cliff and rolled over in his sleep!

If you believe that, I've got a bridge for sale.

How much is the bridge??

Several hundred million...cheap at half the price!

Post by Kitekrazy
Dartmouth is my family home, My brother-in-law is a coastguard in the
south hams, the story comes from him.
I would't post something that wasn't true, and I trust my brother in law.
so where's this bridge, over the Dart per chance ;-))

I bet it didn't happen not exactly the way you tell
it. More likely they were drunk or something.

Wouldn't surprise me!
sorry, bridge is just out of my price range.....
Peter.