In a tragic turn of events, 37-year-old Amanda Gallagher died in a freak accident in which she backed into the propeller of a moving plane while taking photographs. The incident took place at Cook Airfield in Derby, Kansas, USA, on the afternoon of October 26.

Emergency services rushed to the scene just before 3pm after receiving reports of a crash and found Amanda seriously injured. She later succumbed to her injuries at the hospital. An investigation into the harrowing incident is currently underway. Following this tragedy, Amanda’s friends launched a GoFundMe campaign to help his family with funeral expenses.

Fundraiser Abbey Charboneau 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 died in a very sad accident doing what she loved, skydiving and taking photos! As her family works through this tragic accident, they could use your help to cover funeral expenses. Please consider helping them and also keeping them all in your prayers,” reports Daily Star.

Cook Airfield expressed its condolences on social media, saying: “Our hearts go out to the family and friends of the young lady who died yesterday following a tragic plane propeller accident at Cook Airfield. I wasn’t there when it happened, so I won’t speculate on what could or should have happened differently.”

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