Man was listening to iPod when plane hit him

That headline pretty much says it. I don’t really have anything to add to this story; I just thought I’d bring it to your attention. Assuming you’re paying attention:

HILTON HEAD ISLAND — A Georgia man was running and listening to his iPod on the beach on Hilton Head Island when he was killed by an airplane that made an emergency landing Monday at Palmetto Dunes, the Beaufort County Coroner’s Office said today.

The victim was identified as Robert Gary Jones, 38, of Woodstock, Ga. Authorities say he probably did not see or hear the plane coming down because it had no power.

The single-engine airplane made an emergency landing near Palmetto Dunes at about 6:10 p.m. Monday.

2 thoughts on “Man was listening to iPod when plane hit him

  1. Todd

    The reason I don’t exercise outside. A plane might come down and hit me. I don’t exercise inside because lightening might strike the house. Poor guy.

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  2. Kathryn Fenner

    As I was driving down the Henderson St. Hill this afternoon, a couple were running backwards up it. The woman was wearing an iPod. I drive a Prius. At least the guy heard me coming–tire noise….

    Could have been a Darwin Awards moment like the one on HHI.

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