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Passenger death in Humboldt caused by propeller

Aug. 22, 2011, Humboldt, Sask. – RCMP say a woman who died at a Saskatchewan airport had just gotten off a small plane when she walked into the propeller.


August 22, 2011  By The Canadian Press

Aug. 22, 2011, Humboldt, Sask. – RCMP say a woman who died at a Saskatchewan
airport had just gotten off a small plane when she walked into the
propeller.

Police say the 40-year-old had just landed at the Humboldt
airport and was walking around the nose of the Cessna 210 when she
was struck.

They say the single-engine plane was in good working condition
and was cooling off after the flight.

The name of the woman, who was from the Annaheim area, is not
being released at the request of the family.

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