Skydiver Jumps Without Parachute

[Rhino]

Man on Skydiving Trip Dies After Jumping Without Parachute
Sunday, June 08, 2008

DUANESBURG, N.Y. — A 29-year-old man leaped out of a plane at 10,000 feet with a camera but no parachute Saturday. His body was found next to a house with a damaged roof, police said....

...Police said they did not suspect foul play but would not elaborate....http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,364361,00.html

[Rhino]

Police Rule Plane Jumper's Death a Suicide
Monday, June 09, 2008

DUANESBURG, N.Y. — A 29-year-old man who plunged to his death from a skydiving plane with no parachute on Saturday committed suicide, state police said....

...Carafello's co-workers tell the Times Union of Albany that he asked them frequently in recent months, "If you had to die, would you rather jump off a building or jump out of a plane without a parachute?"...http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,364502,00.html

[Not_A_Libscum]

Guess Barack couldn't bail him out of everything.

[DesertFox]

Couldn't go out with a bang, so he went out with a whooosh!

[jayson]

An autopsy on Sunday found that the cause of death was massive trauma, and state police investigator Mario DiCristofaro says the death was ruled a suicide.

An autopsy? Was that really necessary?

[DesertFox]

Somebody coulda slipped a black mamba into his 'chute before he got on the plane, you know, kiddo.

[Wolfcounsel]

Have any of you ever dreamed that you're at some great height, and you decide to jump, and you always land softly or start flying? Maybe he wanted to test that dream out.:question:

[Kathy30]

Evidently he got on the plane by telling the pilot he was going to be an observer and take pictures.

[Rhino]

Maybe he took some on the way down. He sure as hell observed.

[PrezLeefun]

Ouch.

[DesertFox]

He shoulda had a strap-on videocam so we could see what it's like to fall to your death from almost-outer-space. Selfish flake.

[Timberwolf]

I can't help but wonder....how high did he bounce...and how many times??

[Timberwolf]

Yeah, I'm probably goin' to hell for that last one...

[Beowulf]

*chuckles* Ya know, if someone jumps out of a perfectly good airplane without a parachute, they deserve to die! Sorry but this is just stupid.

[DeclinetoState]

His body was found next to a house with a damaged roof, police said.
Carafello's co-workers tell the Times Union of Albany that he asked them frequently in recent months, "If you had to die, would you rather jump off a building or jump out of a plane without a parachute?"
Looks like he did both.

[Timberwolf]

Naaah, he BOUNCED off the building....:biggrin:

[Incident_command]

If nobody saw him hit the ground, did he still make a noise?

[DesertFox]

:thumb:

Since he intended to die, did he nevertheless piss his pants before hitting the ground? :question:

[Suzie]

NY man committed suicide in jump from plane (http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0WTTkr3s05IzEEAkBTQtDMD;_ylu=X3oDMTBjMHZkMjZ yBHBvcwMxBHNlYwNzcg--/SIG=12ddktpuq/EXP=1213203831/**http%3a//www.charlotteobserver.com/nation/story/661770.html) http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/sch/bn/nw2.gif (http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0WTTkr3s05IzEEAkRTQtDMD;_ylu=X3oDMTBjMHZkMjZ yBHBvcwMxBHNlYwNzcg--/SIG=12ddktpuq/EXP=1213203831/**http%3a//www.charlotteobserver.com/nation/story/661770.html)
The Charlotte Observer - Jun 09 3:32 PMA man who jumped from a skydiving plane without a parachute had been asking co-workers if they would rather die by jumping off a building or out of a plane. Sloan Carafello, 29, was an observer on the plane Saturday and witnesses said he leaped out behind three parachuters at 10,000 feet. Police said Monday that he committed suicide. Carafello, who lived in Schenectady, recently had unnerved ..