Parachute tragedy ends first sky dive near Edgerton
A 22 year old secretary Mrs Brendan Link of Stillwell died when her parachute touched power lines at Ka-Mo Parachute Club ground edge. Her husband John Link watched from below as she drifted backward into lines and died instantly. Sheriff said two lines shorted. The scene was near Edgerton in Johnson County Kansas.
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