The moment Ivan leaped out of the planeX / @Morbidful
In April 1988, Ivan Lester McGuire, an experienced skydiver with 800 recorded dives jumped from the plane for his third dive that day. https://t.co/uSUrbsgixE
He had his camera rig with him but completely forgot to equip a parachute rig, thus he jumped to his death from 10.000…— Massimo (@Rainmaker1973) January 17, 2024
Then, a moment of crushing realization dawns on him as he comprehends that he is plunging towards the Earth without any means to halt his descent.
The incident was quite shocking because McGuire was known as an experienced skydiver with over 800 jumps under his belt.
Ivan’s last words were caught on cameraX / @Morbidful
FAA inspector Walter Rigsbee commented back then: ‘We haven’t gotten all the facts yet.”
At the time, Nancy Fayard, the wife of parachute center owner Paul Fayard, told AP: “No one was aware that he got on the plane without a parachute.”
Even the pilot, Mark Luman, got questioned during the investigation, but they quickly ruled out suicide.
McGuire passed away at 35, and they found his body about a mile from where the plane had taken off.
