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☆ One climber dies, one survives with traumatic injuries after 1,000-foot fall off mountain in Alaska’s Denali National Park
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-27 | by ( Rebekah Riess | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —One person is dead and another is seriously injured after a two-person climbing team fell 1,000 feet while ascending a mountain in Alaska’s Denali National Park on Thursday. Another climbing party on the same route saw the fall and alerted the Alaska Regional Communication Center around 10:45 p.m., the park said. The second climber sustained “serious traumatic injuries,” according to the release. “The responders dug a snow cave and attended to the surviving climber’s injuries throughout the night,” the release said. The dead climber’s identity is not being released until the family is notified, according to the park.

Organizations: CNN, Alaska Regional Communication Center, Talkeetna, Airport, NPS Locations: Mt . Johnson, Alaska, Talkeetna , Alaska

☆ Dubai jet suit race: Real-life ‘superheroes’ take to the sky in inaugural event
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-01 | by ( Rebecca Cairns | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Against a backdrop of skyscrapers and super yachts, the airborne athletes competed in the inaugural Jet Suit Race Series, an event organized by the Dubai Sports Council and Gravity Industries, the manufacturers of the jet suit. Browning compares the 1,700-horsepower jet suit to “the power of a Bugatti Veyron” sports car in a 30-kilogram (66-pound) backpack. The jet suit uses aviation fuel or diesel, and can go at speeds of up to 136 kilometers per hour (85 miles per hour), Browning’s own record. In 2020, there was a fatal jetpack accident in Dubai, though it was not a Gravity suit.) Test pilots take off in Gravity Industries jet suits ahead of the inaugural race, in Dubai in February 2024.

Persons: Superlatives ”, ”, Richard Browning, “, Browning, Toby Patterson ‘, Browning’s, Toby Patterson “, Issa Kalfon, Paul Jones, Freddie Hay, Kaflon, Ahmed Al Shehhi, Al Shehhi, he’s, it’s Organizations: CNN, Dubai Sports Council, Gravity Industries, CAA, FAA, Royal Marines, Great North Air Ambulance Service, Industries, British Royal Navy, Commando Royal Marines, JetPack Aviation Locations: Dubai, “ City, Superlatives, UAE, Lake District, California

☆ Kate Middleton hasn't been seen in public since last year. Now, social media users are suspicious.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-28 | by ( Samantha Grindell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Prince William returned to public duty on February 7. Prince William in March 2023. The same day, he attended a gala raising money for the London Air Ambulance, and he thanked the public for their messages of support for Kate, according to Town & Country. Without Kate, as well as Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, William's youth could be a boon for the monarchy, as Kristen Meizner, a royal watcher, told BI. "They're not necessarily considered as dazzling or as exciting to the public when they're 60 or 70 or whatnot."

Persons: Prince William, Max Mumby, William, Kate, Catherine, Charles, Eric Schiffer, Prince Harry, Meghan Markle, Kristen Meizner Organizations: London Air Ambulance, Management Locations: Windsor Castle

☆ Nordic countries are struggling to fly planes because Russian jamming is screwing with GPS: report
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-27 | by ( Tom Porter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Countries bordering Russia in northern Europe are reporting GPS jamming, The Barents Observer said. Russian electronic warfare is believed to be responsible, the report added. AdvertisementRussian electronic warfare appears to be jamming GPS for ships and planes in the far north of Europe. It added that GPS disturbances were reported by airliners and air ambulances flying from Kirkenes and other towns in the far northeast of Norway. AdvertisementPolice and national authorities told the Barents Observer that GPS jamming could impact emergency services.

Persons: —, Dagens Næringsliv, Joakim Paasikivi, Trond Eirik Nilsen Organizations: Barents Observer, West, Service, Norwegian Communication Authority, Russia, The Telegraph, Business, NATO, Swedish Defense University, Swedish, SVT, Advertisement Police, Finnmark Police Locations: Russia, Europe, Russian, Norway, Finland, Ukraine, Kirkenes, Finnmark, Poland, Baltic, Kaliningrad

☆ What King Charles’ diagnosis means for Prince William
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-08 | by ( Lauren Said-Moorhouse | Max Foster | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Editor’s Note: This is a version of CNN’s Royal News, a weekly dispatch bringing you the inside track on Britain’s royal family. It’s a particularly difficult moment for Prince William. Video Ad Feedback See Prince William's first public appearance since King Charles' cancer diagnosis 01:23 - Source: CNNThe demands of being the immediate heir saw William make a partial return to royal duties on Wednesday after a three-week absence. That will give William some flexibility as it means the prince appears not to be needed to pick up any constitutional business. The King’s diagnosis means William is now one of the most prominent faces of the clan - alongside Queen Camilla.

Persons: It’s, Prince William, Catherine, Princess, Wales, Charles, William, Queen Elizabeth II –, William's, King Charles, ”, “, ” William, I’d, Daniel Leal, Prince Harry, Prince, He’s, Queen Camilla, Arthur Edwards, it’s, ramped, Charles ’, Princess Anne, William’s Organizations: CNN’s Royal, London CNN, CNN, Windsor Castle, London Air Ambulance, Air Ambulance, Sandringham, Commonwealth, Westminster Abbey, BBC Locations: London, Windsor, Buckingham, Wales, Westminster

The 41-year-old heir to the throne temporarily stepped away from public duties last month to help care for Kate and their children following her operation for an undisclosed condition. The Princess of Wales, formerly Kate Middleton, isn’t expected to resume public duties until April. But Charles’ cancer diagnosis earlier this week is putting extra pressure on the royal family, with the king suspending his own public appearances to focus on treatment and recovery. While receiving treatment for an unspecified form of cancer, Charles will continue with behind-the-scenes work such as reviewing and signing state papers. Harry arrived in London from California less than 24 hours after Buckingham Palace announced the king’s cancer diagnosis.

Persons: William, Kate, Kate Middleton, isn’t, Charles ’, Charles, “, ”, Sally Bedell Smith, “ Prince Charles, Princess, Prince Harry, Harry, Meghan Markle, Meghan Organizations: Windsor, London’s Air Ambulance, Clarence House, Buckingham Locations: Wales, Windsor, London, California

☆ King Charles has cancer. Here’s what we know
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-05 | by ( Lauren Said-Moorhouse | Max Foster | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

London CNN —King Charles III has been diagnosed with cancer and has started treatment in London. Specific medical conditions of members of the royal family are rarely divulged publicly. Andrew Parsons/Kensington PalaceQueen Camilla has been undertaking a full program of public duties in recent weeks, with that expected to continue. Now, 11 members of the clan conduct royal duties - more than half of whom are over the age of 70. Under the Regency Act 1937, that would be the next in line to the throne, which is Prince William.

Persons: London CNN — King Charles III, Charles ’, King, Catherine , Princess of Wales, Charles, King Charles, Queen Camilla, Mary Magdalene Church, Buckingham, Prince William, Catherine, William, Prince of Wales, Prince, Wales, ’, Andrew Parsons, Camilla, ”, King Charles , Queen Camilla, Princess Anne, Prince Andrew, Duke, Duchess, Duchess of Gloucester, Duchess of Kent, Prince Harry, Meghan, Andrew, Jeffrey Epstein, Harry, Duchess of Sussex, –, hasn’t, Princes William, Princess Beatrice, Prince Edward, Dukes of, Lord Chancellor, England, Prince George, Princess Charlotte, Prince Louis Organizations: London CNN, Buckingham, London Clinic, CNN, London Air Ambulance, Kensington, CNN’s Royal Locations: London, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, Regent’s, St, Sandringham , Norfolk, Kensington, Windsor, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, California, Queen, Dukes of Sussex, York

☆ King Charles diagnosed with cancer
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-05 | by ( Doha Madani | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Britain's King Charles leaves the London Clinic after receiving treatment for an enlarged prostate in London, Britain January 29, 2024. King Charles III, 75, has been diagnosed with cancer, Buckingham Palace announced in a statement Monday. Buckingham Palace did not specify what form of cancer was diagnosed or at what stage it was found. The news comes a week after both Kate and King Charles were discharged from a private London clinic after individual procedures. King Charles ascended the throne last year in a May coronation ceremony months after the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II.

Persons: Britain's King Charles, King Charles III, Buckingham, Kate, King Charles, Queen Elizabeth II, Elizabeth, Prince William, Princess Organizations: Clinic, London's Air, Kensington Locations: London, Britain, Wales

☆ US citizens planning to visit Jamaica should reconsider due to the threat of violent crime and sexual assaults, the State Department said
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-03 | by ( Rebecca Rommen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The State Department has raised the advisory for Jamaica to "Level 3: Reconsider Travel," citing concerns over crime and unreliable medical services. The US embassy in Jamaica warned of home invasions, armed robberies, sexual assaults, and homicides. AdvertisementSexual assaults have been reported at all-inclusive holiday resorts, said the State Department's Jamaica travel advisory. The "Over the Hill" area of Nassau has seen heightened violent activity as a result of gang-on-gang violence, per the State Department travel advisory. AdvertisementThe State Department also warned against water-based activities, such as tours on commercial, recreational watercraft, stressing that these are not consistently regulated.

Persons: —, Juan Silva Organizations: State Department, State, Government of, CBS, Department Locations: Jamaica, Bahamas, Government of Jamaica, Caribbean, Nassau

WEATHERFORD, Okla. (AP) — Three members of an air ambulance crew were killed when their helicopter crashed late Saturday in Oklahoma, officials said. The crash was reported near Weatherford after the control center lost contact with the Air Evac Lifeteam helicopter crew shortly before 11:30 p.m., the company said in a statement Sunday. The crew was returning to base in Weatherford, 70 miles (113 kilometers) west of Oklahoma City, after completing a patient care transport to the capital, the statement said. Nearby Air Evac teams assisted law enforcement with the search for the crew members. The company did not say where the Bell 206L3 was found and did not immediately release the victims' names.

Persons: WEATHERFORD, Bell Organizations: Air, Oklahoma City, National Transportation Locations: Okla, Oklahoma, Weatherford

☆ Returning to Pakistan, Nawaz Sharif Aims for a Splashy Comeback
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-21 | by ( Salman Masood | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Nawaz Sharif, a three-time prime minister, planned a grand return to Pakistan on Saturday after years of self-imposed exile, seizing an opening in the country’s turbulent politics and economic disarray to attempt another dramatic comeback. In late 2019, an ailing Mr. Sharif left Pakistan for London in an air ambulance after being granted bail from a seven-year prison sentence. While he is Pakistan’s longest-serving prime minister, Mr. Sharif has never finished any of his terms in office, running afoul of the country’s powerful military or, in the latest case, being toppled by corruption allegations. On Saturday, a politically revitalized Mr. Sharif, 73, boarded a plane from Dubai bound to Pakistan, where he plans to hold a big gathering the same day in Lahore, his hometown and Pakistan’s political heart. The rally in Lahore will be a gauge of the popularity of Mr. Sharif and his party, the Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz), before an upcoming general election.

Persons: Nawaz Sharif, Sharif, Imran Khan, Nawaz Organizations: Pakistan Muslim League Locations: Pakistan, London, Dubai, Lahore

☆ The iconic flying boat that helped hunt down Axis warships during World War II is getting a new lease on life
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-16 | by ( Michael Peck | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

The PBY Catalina flying boat was one of the most iconic Allied aircraft of World War II. The PBY Catalina flying boat was one of the most iconic Allied aircraft of World War II. The Next Generation Amphibious Aircraft Catalina II "is a modern amphibian with advanced engines and avionics and will offer capabilities no other amphibian can provide today." Catalina Aircraft announcement listed almost 60 civilian and government missions the Catalina II will be able to perform. After serving in several Allied militaries during World War II, many Catalinas remained in operation with militaries and civilian users around the world.

Persons: Lawrence Reece, John Redfield Catalina, Martin P5M, Marlin, Catalinas, Li Ziheng, Michael Peck Organizations: PBY Catalina, Allied, PBY Catalinas, Service, Aircraft, Catalina Aircraft, PBY, Getty, Catalina, US Navy PBY, Naval, Christi, of, Civilian, Missions, US Coast Guard, French, US Coast Guard Reserve, Consolidated Aircraft PBY Catalina, US Navy, Royal Navy, US Air Force Special, Command, DARPA, Liberty, Defense Force, Defense, Foreign Policy, Twitter, LinkedIn Locations: Wall, Silicon, Florida, Catalina, Alaska, Bettmann, Canada, Soviet Union, San Diego Bay, Midway, Qingdao, China, Xinhua, Guam, Forbes

☆ Seven children injured as car crashes into elementary school in Wimbledon, London
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-06 | by ( Alex Hardie | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —A car has crashed into an elementary school in southwest London, leaving nine people injured, according to the city’s Metropolitan Police force, who described it as a “serious collision.”Seven children and two adults were hurt in the incident in Wimbledon, officers said, adding that they are awaiting further updates on their conditions. The driver stopped at the scene and there have been no arrests as of yet, the Met added. Police were called at 09:54 a.m. to reports that a car collided with a building at the primary school in Camp Road, the force said in a statement. The institution is a fee-paying girls’ school for pupils aged 4-11. “Officers remain at the scene along with paramedics from the London Ambulance Service and London’s Air Ambulance,” the Met said.

Organizations: CNN, city’s Metropolitan Police, Police, Wimbledon, “, London Ambulance Service, London’s Air Ambulance Locations: London, Wimbledon, Camp Road

☆ Tour de France 2023: Rider safety in the spotlight after death of Gino Mäder
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-30 | by ( Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

In June, Swiss rider Gino Mäder died aged 26 following a crash on the fifth stage of the Tour de Suisse. Gino Mäder competes in the fourth stage of the 2023 Tour de Suisse. “I think especially for everyone who was at the race [Tour de Suisse], that was pretty hard hitting,” the British rider told reporters on Wednesday. A pedestrian walks past a giant yellow jersey ahead of the 110th edition of the Tour de France in Bilbao. Goyvaerts/AFP/BELGA/Getty ImagesElsewhere, 2019 Tour de France champion Egan Bernal is competing in his first Grand Tour event since suffering serious injuries in a crash last year.

Persons: CNN —, Gino Mäder, Mäder, Magnus Sheffield, Dario Belingheri, Adam Hansen, Associés, Hansen, it’s, ” Hansen, “, Tom Pidcock, Ineos, we’re, Joel Sagat, ” Jonathan Vaughters, ”, we’ve, –, Marco Bertorello, Jonas Vingegaard, Dauphiné, Vingegaard, Jumbo –, Tadej, Pogačar, Egan Bernal Organizations: CNN, de France, Tour de Suisse, de Suisse, Tour de France, CNN Sport, –, Suisse, Getty, CPA, Union Cycliste Internationale, Post, Guardian, “, UAE Emirates, Goyvaerts, de, USA Network, NBC, Eurosport, ITV Locations: Swiss, La Punt, Chur, 100kph, lycra, AFP, Dauphine, Switzerland, France, Bilbao, Spain, Paris, Danish, Slovenian, Pogačar, UAE

☆ Cyclist Gino Mäder has died after Tour de Suisse crash, his team says
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-16 | by ( George Ramsay | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Swiss cyclist Gino Mäder has died aged 26 following a crash on the fifth stage of the Tour de Suisse, his Bahrain Victorious team announced on Friday. Almost 200 kilometers into the race, Mäder crashed at high speed with American rider Magnus Sheffield, race organizers said in a statement on Thursday. “On Friday 16th June, following a very serious crash during stage 5 of the Tour de Suisse, Gino lost his battle to recover from the severe injuries he sustained,” Bahrain Victorious said in a statement. Mäder, who has been riding for Bahrain Victorious since 2021, previously won stages of the Giro d’Italia and the Tour de Suisse. “We are devastated by the loss of our exceptional cyclist, Gino Mäder,” said Milan Erzen, managing director of Bahrain Victorious.

Persons: Gino Mäder, Mäder, Magnus Sheffield, “, Gino, ” Bahrain Victorious, ” Mäder, ”, Milan Erzen Organizations: CNN, Tour de Suisse, Bahrain Victorious, ”, de Suisse, UCI, Ineos Grenadiers, Sheffield Locations: Swiss, La Punt, ” Bahrain, Chur, Bahrain, “ Bahrain, Sheffield

☆ At least 15 dead in Canada highway collision
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-15 | by ( Sara Smart | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

The bus was headed south on Highway 5 toward a casino near the town of Carberry, while the semitrailer was headed east on Highway 1, Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer Rob Lasson said in a news conference. First responders are pictured following the deadly road accident near Carberry, Canada, on Thursday. The injured being treated included the drivers of the semitrailer and the bus, Lasson said. Twelve ambulances responded to the collision scene, as well as an air ambulance, said Jennifer Cumpsty, executive director of Acute Health Services. “The news from Carberry, Manitoba is incredibly tragic.

Persons: Rob Lasson, ” Lasson, Nirmesh Vadera, Lasson, Jennifer Cumpsty, ”, Rob Hill, Justin Trudeau, ” Trudeau, William Doherty, Ross Organizations: CNN, Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Getty, Acute Health Services, Manitoba, Twitter Locations: Canada’s Manitoba, Carberry, Winnipeg, Canada, AFP, Dauphin, Carberry , Manitoba

☆ Swiss Mader resuscitated after crashing into ravine
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-15 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

June 15 (Reuters) - Swiss rider Gino Mader was resuscitated and transported by helicopter to hospital following a crash during stage five of Tour de Suisse, his team Bahrain Victorious said on Thursday. Mader went off the road on the descent towards the finish line and fell into a ravine before being treated by the race doctor, the team said in a statement. "Gino Mader laid motionless in the water. He was immediately resuscitated and then transported to hospital by air ambulance. Reporting by Anita Kobylinska in Gdansk, editing by Ed OsmondOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Gino Mader, Bahrain Victorious, Mader, Magnus Sheffield, Anita Kobylinska, Ed Osmond Organizations: de Suisse, Bahrain, Ineos Grenadiers, Thomson Locations: Swiss, Gdansk

☆ Amazon plane crash: Oldest sister praised for 'heroic role' in Colombian jungle, grandfather says
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-12 | by ( Stefano Pozzebon Ruba Alhenawi Maria Plaza Heather Chen | Stefano Pozzebon | Ruba Alhenawi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

In clips shared online by the Colombian Defense Ministry, the children’s grandfather Narciso Mucutuy detailed how 13-year-old Lesly Jacobombaire Mucutuy cared for her younger siblings during the traumatic ordeal. “When she looked and saw that her mother was dead, she saw the foot of her youngest sister and she pulled them out,” he said. “Their learning from indigenous families and their learning of living in the jungle has saved them,” Colombian President Gustavo Petro said. ‘We have a saying ‘We never leave an element behind,’ even less the four children, we would not leave Wilson. “I believe in the jungle, which is our mother … both the jungle and nature have never betrayed me,” he said.

Persons: Wilson, Magdalena Mucutuy Valencia, Narciso Mucutuy, Mucutuy, “, ”, Cristin, Soleiny Jacobombaire, Tien Ranoque Mucutuy, farina, Gustavo Petro, Lesly, Belgian Shepherd, Pedro Arnulfo Sánchez, ‘, Manuel Ranoque, … Organizations: CNN, Colombian Defense Ministry, Forces, Colombian Locations: Belgian, Colombian, Bogota

CNN —Eating cassava flour helped save the lives of four children found alive in the Amazon jungle more than a month after their plane crashed, according to a Colombian military special forces official. The children ate “three kilograms (six pounds) of farina,” a coarse cassava flour commonly used by indigenous tribes in the Amazon region, said spokesperson Pedro Arnulfo Sánchez Suárez. The children’s mother Magdalena Mucutuy Valencia was killed in the plane crash on May 1, leaving them alone and stranded in the Amazon jungle. The children’s disappearance sparked a massive military-led search operation that saw more than one hundred Colombian special forces troops and over 70 indigenous scouts combing the deep forest. They told officials that they had found a dog – a Belgian Shepherd search dog named Wilson that belonged to special forces.

Persons: farina, Pedro Arnulfo Sánchez, ” Suárez, “, ”, Ranoque, Cristin Ranoque, What’s, Ivan Velasquez, Magdalena Mucutuy Valencia, Hernando Murcia Morales, Herman Mendoza Hernández, Belgian Shepherd, Wilson, Suárez, Gustavo Petro, ” Petro Organizations: CNN, Colombian Air Force, Colombian Defense, Colombian Locations: Colombian, Bogota, Belgian, Colombia

CNN —As the Colombian military frantically searches for four children missing after a jungle plane crash over two weeks ago, new details are emerging about the plane’s history – and local concerns over the safety of air travel in that part of the Amazon. Colombian Military Forces/ReutersIndigenous activists who mourned the deaths in a statement earlier this week said the crash was no surprise, accusing airline companies operating in the Amazon of chasing profits and the Colombian government of failing to uphold safety standards. Speaking to CNN, OPIAC president Julio Cesar Lopez pointed out that the ill-fated plane had previously crashed in the same region, on July 25, 2021. The report states that the plane was built in 1982 and, prior to the 2021 crash, had accumulated over 10 thousand flight hours. Relatives say the children knew the jungle well, and are holding out hope that they will be found alive.

☆ Multiple people injured after ship dislodged at Scottish dry dock
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-22 | by ( Ruxandra Iordache | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

LEITH, SCOTLAND - MARCH 22: Emergency teams attend the scene after a ship tipped over at a 45-degree angle in the Imperial Dock area in Leith on March 22, 2023 at Imperial Dock in Leith, Scotland. Multiple people suffered injuries after a large ship tipped over in a dry dock in Leith, near Edinburgh, Scotland, according to local authorities. Edinburgh police said on social media that its forces were called on Wednesday at 8:35 a.m. local time to attend after a vessel became "dislodged from its holding" at the Imperial Dock in Leith. The Scottish Ambulance Service said in a statement that 15 patients were transported to the hospital, with a further 10 people treated and discharged at the scene. Five ambulances, an air ambulance, three trauma teams, three paramedic response units and other specialist units were deployed on site.

☆ A large Navy research vessel that once belonged to late Microsoft billionaire Paul Allen tipped over — injuring 33 people — and is stuck at a 45 degree angle
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-22 | by ( Erin Snodgrass | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A large research vessel tipped over at a dry dock in Scotland on Wednesday, leaving 33 injured. The massive boat once belonged to Microsoft billionaire Paul Allen but is now owned by the US Navy. Deidre Brock, an MP who represents Edinburgh North and Leith, said in a tweet that "strong winds" had tipped the ship. Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty ImagesPhotos from the scene show the massive ship sitting tipped halfway over near the dock on Wednesday morning as emergency services removed injured people from the area. The 3,000-ton ship was originally funded by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, who bought the then-offshore service vessel in 2016 and had it retrofitted to serve as an underwater research and exploration vessel.

☆ 5 people including the patient died when a private air ambulance crashed in Nevada on Friday night
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-25 | by ( Jyoti Mann | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

All five people on an air ambulance died when it crashed in Nevada on Friday night. The PC-12 aircraft had a pilot, nurse, paramedic, patient and a family member on board. Five people, including a nurse, paramedic and patient, were killed when the air ambulance crashed. Care Flight, the air ambulance operator, said in a statement that there were no survivors. The Nevada-headquartered air ambulance service also said it was in a "passive stand down" as a safety measure, meaning that it was not transporting any patients at this time.

☆ A pilot thought his instructor was 'pretending to nap' but the man had actually died inflight
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-22 | by ( Erin Snodgrass | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A flying instructor died during a private flight last year, according to a new safety report. The pilot thought his instructor was "just pretending to take a nap," before realizing he was dead. The pilot knew the instructor well and thought he was simply "pretending to take a nap," not realizing what had occurred, the report said. As he failed to garner a response from the instructor, the pilot finally realized something was wrong, according to the report. The Civil Aviation Authority found three previous instances of a pilot suffering a heart attack inflight since 2005, according to the accidents report.

☆ A man died after being crushed by a pop-up street urinal in central London
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-28 | by ( Alia Shoaib | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A man working on a telescopic urinal in London was killed after being crushed beneath it. The urinals are stored underground during the day and are raised to street level at night. The pop-up toilets are stored underground during the day and are raised to street level at night for people to use, an initiative designed to discourage urination on the street. "We have been on site supporting our contractor and the emergency services and will assist all investigations in any way we can." A second telescopic urinal has also been shut down by the council as a precaution, according to LBC.

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