Jessica 0 #1 July 6, 2002 This is what the wire's moving tonight. I didn't know her, but she's from the Dallas area. LEBANON, Maine - A Texas woman who died from injuries sustained in a skydiving accident had performed more than 200 jumps, officials said. Friends of Zara E. Sunday, 24, of Euless, Texas had planned to make a memorial jump over the weekend, according to Skydive New England, the company that was providing skydiving services to her group. Many of Sunday's friends, alarmed by the delayed arrival of an ambulance, agreed to come to testify at a town meeting about the need for an ambulance in the town, said Assistant Rescue Chief Jason Cole. Sunday was making her fourth jump of the day when things went wrong Thursday, Cole said. She apparently decided to land in a field before she noticed that there were powerlines and pulled quickly on a cord to change directions, Cole said. She went into a spiral and hit the ground with a thud loud enough to be heard by a nearby resident who was indoors watching TV, Cole said. Cole, who was the first rescuer on the scene, waited 20 minutes for an ambulance to come from New Hampshire because Lebanon doesn't have one. Town voters recently rejected a proposal to spend $7,000 to buy a used ambulance. In trauma cases, every minute is important in saving lives, but there's no way of knowing whether Sunday could have been saved if she had arrived sooner at Frisbie Memorial Hospital in Rochester, N.H., Cole said. Sunday, who was not wearing a helmet, suffered severe head trauma, internal injuries and a broken hip, ankle and legs, he said. She was being transferred to a LifeFlight helicopter for transport to the Maine Medical Center, a trauma hospital in Portland, when she went into cardiac arrest and died. The Federal Aviation Administration was investigating the accident and sent a safety inspector to the scene. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skybytch 273 #2 July 6, 2002 My condolences to Zara's family and friends. Not a great way to start the long weekend. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Michele 1 #3 July 6, 2002 Blue skies and white puffies forever... My most sincere condolences to her family and friends. Ciels and Pinks- Michele ~Do Angels keep the dreams we seek While our hearts lie bleeding?~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bbarnhouse 0 #4 July 6, 2002 Blue skies and I'll see you when I get there....... My condolences to the family and friends of our fallen sister. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skygeek 0 #5 July 6, 2002 She was a great girl that I had the pleasure of jumping with serveral times. She will be greatly missed by people from many dz's. Blues Ones forever Zara We'll miss you. Welcome to the New World Order. Expect no Mercy. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
