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NASA shuttle pilot, Alan Poindexter, dies in jet ski accident

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  • 03-07-2012 4:16am
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    shedweller
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    http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/nasa-shuttle-pilot-dies-in-jet-ski-accident/article4385286/
    Mr. Poindexter, 50, was riding WaveRunners with his two sons in Little Sabine Bay at Pensacola Beach on Sunday when the accident occurred, a spokesman for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said.

    Mr. Poindexter and his 22-year-old son Samuel were riding on one WaveRunner and his older son, 26-year-old Zachary, was on another, spokesman Stan Kirkland said.

    “They stopped and apparently Zachary did not see them stop,” Mr. Kirkland said. “He struck the right rear or the right stern of their personal watercraft. His watercraft went up and apparently struck Captain Poindexter in the back. Both Captain Poindexter and Samuel were ejected.”


    The former astronaut was pulled from the water and taken to the beach where friends attempted to revive him. He was flown by helicopter to Baptist Hospital where he died from his injuries, Mr. Kirkland said.



    RIP


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    Rhys Essien
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    Thats sad.Id say the son will never be right after that.


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    shedweller
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    No, that kind of thing would change a lad alright. :(


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