An experienced skydiving instructor who fell to his death during a tandem jump in York County in September committed suicide by intentionally undoing his harness, state police said Monday. Skydiving instructor Brett Bickford, 41, of Rochester, New Hampshire, fell a mile to his death after separating from the student during the jump on Sept. 27, police said. […]
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On Mother’s Day, never too old to take the plunge
LEBANON — Dorothea Labrie keeps it simple on most Mother’s Days, maybe dining out with her family or just staying home with them. But this year, the white-haired great-grandmother from Lewiston requested something different – a 14,000-foot plunge in a parachute with her family around her. Labrie said that at 86, you never know when […]
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Taking the dive
Self-doubt, a dangling cameraman, a snugged-up partner and 14,500 feet of nothing below your feet — all part of a perfect fall. The sound of my alarm clock ringing at 5:30 a.m. brings my day to a bright and early start. From the moment I hit “snooze” my emotions are jumbled, like a dropped bag […]
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Great-grandmother celebrates Mother’s Day, 80th birthday, by skydiving for the first time
WATERVILLE (AP) — An 80-year-old mother of seven from Waterville has fulfilled a nearly two-decade old dream by skydiving. Marjorie Bell leaped out of an airplane and with the help of a tandem skydiver floated 10,000 feet to the ground on Mother’s Day, one day after her birthday. Bell said she “never felt so free.” […]