In the writers FIRST initial report on Monday on QTH he initally
reported his brother he felt had clipped the safety belt back onto
something other than the large typical D ring, and that had failed,
whatever 'that' is, but you make a good point in that region of most or
all belts anything that could be hooked onto should also be prepared to
sustain the load or pull of the actual belt.
But at the end of the day its a sucky event and near tragic, it sounds
even if a recovery is made it will be long and painful and expensive to
boot ...
best : mac/mc w5mc
On 8/19/2020 9:19 AM, W0MU Mike Fatchett wrote:
Not good. Would the owners homeowner insurance cover this?
Sadly it sounds like the climber was using outdated and poorly
maintained gear.
W0MU
On 8/19/2020 4:38 AM, Jon Zaimes via TowerTalk wrote:
Saw this on qth.com this morning. There's a photo on the gofundme page.
Be safe friends.
ANNOUNCE - Terrible Tower Accident
This is an update on my older brother AA9TJ who fell from my tower 45
to 50
feet down to the ground. He went to local hospital air flighted to
Deaconess
in IN had some surgeries and now was air flighted back across the
state of
IL to Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, MO. Broken leg, lacerated
Liver,
Lacerated Diaphragm, Punctured lung, neck injury, back injuries/pelvis
broken. I started a GoFundme for him and his wife. Please support
them at
https://www.gofundme.com/f/pxhkq-terrible-accident?utm_source=customer&utm_m
edium=copy_link_more&utm_campaign=p_cp+share-sheet
Listing #1502134 - Submitted on 08/18/20 by Callsign KA9GXT
<https://www.qth.com/callsign.php?cs=KA9GXT>
73/Jon
Jon P. Zaimes, AA1K
Tower climber for hire
http://www.aa1k.us/
Cell: 302-632-2353
Reviews of AA1K tower work on eham website:
http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/12922
Hug your favorite tower every day, and always stay connected to it.
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