Brazilian Soccer Team Dies

[Stoked]

https://www.foxnews.com/world/2016/...-crashes-in-colombia-killing-at-least-75.html

The team was in the finals and was flying to their game when the plane went down. 75 of the 81 passengers on board were killed.

 

[Gameface]

It's a lot sadder because a team of potential championship athletes died.

 

[Stoked]

It's a lot sadder because a team of potential championship athletes died.

Toats Magoats

 

[Siro]

Toats Magoats

That doesn't seem like an appropriate response...

 

[Stoked]

That doesn't seem like an appropriate response...

Perhaps but I took it as GF implying that I saying it is more meaningful because they were championship athletes.

I wasn't but don't feel the need to defend myself. So that response worked for me.

 

[MVP]

Despite air travel being safest in the world it still is huge tragedy anytime one of the planes crashes. At least there are survivors.

 

[Miggs]

It's a lot sadder because a team of potential championship athletes died.

No one's saying that.

 

[FabioJazz]

Chapecoense is a small market team. First time they reached the continental finals

Famous players and journalists were there. It's a tragedy. So sad for the worldwide sport..

 

[Gameface]

No one's saying that.

I did.

Boom

 

[JazzGal]

Something to think about if you are in an airplane crash . . .

https://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/crewmember-colombia-plane-crash-explains-survived-article-1.2892806

Meanwhile, one of the five survivors of the plane crash in Colombia that killed 71 people said he dodged death because he followed safety instructions.

Crew member Erwin Tumiri said that as many passengers panicked, he followed the guidelines repeated at the beginning of every flight.

“I survived because I followed safety protocols. Before the crash, many got out of their seats and started to scream,” Tumiri said, according to Latin American news outlet NTN.

“I put my luggage between my legs to form the fetal position they recommend in accidents.”

 

[MVP]

Apparently they just run out of fuel. Somehow they did not fill up enough based on requirements. So stupid... easily preventable tragedy.