In a tragic turn of events, Amanda Gallagher, aged 37, has died following a freak accident where she backed into a moving aeroplane propeller while taking photographs. The incident occurred at Cook Airfield in Derby, Kansas, USA, on the afternoon of October 26.

Emergency services rushed to the scene shortly before 3pm after receiving reports of an accident and found Amanda critically injured. She later succumbed to her injuries in hospital. An investigation into the harrowing incident is currently underway. In the wake of this tragedy, friends of Amanda have launched a GoFundMe campaign to assist her family with funeral expenses.

Abbey Charboneau, the organiser of the fundraiser, paid tribute to Amanda, saying: “Amanda Gallagher was kind, adventurous, creative and beautiful inside and out. She was a loving daughter, sister, aunt and friend and will be greatly missed.

“On October 26th, Amanda passed away in a very sad accident, doing what she loved, skydiving and taking pictures! As her family processes through this tragic accident, they could use your help covering the funeral expenses. Please consider helping them out and also keeping them all in your prayers”, reports Daily Star.

Cook Airfield expressed their condolences on social media, stating: “Our hearts go out to the family and friends of the young lady who died yesterday after a tragic accident with an airplane propeller on Cook Airfield. I wasn’t there when it happened, so I will not speculate on what could have or should have happened differently.”

They added: “Just please keep her family, her friends and her Air Capital Drop Zone family in your prayers and thoughts.”