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PotofLuck06
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Marine Dies on Vacation Wife Won on Ellen
Brandon McGraw dead in Australian skydiving accident
(Newser) – A Marine and his wife were in Australia last week on a trip they won on Ellen DeGeneres' show in January, but it ended in tragedy when the Marine was killed in a skydiving accident. Cherilyn McGraw made a tandem jump in Euroa, north of Melbourne, on Saturday, but husband Brandon had skydiving experience and jumped solo, the Daily News reports. Something went wrong with his parachute 300 feet from the ground, causing him to twist and turn and ultimately crash; he went into cardiac arrest and died at the scene. An employee of Euroa Skydive says Brandon had more than "a few jumps under his belt," as well as training and documentation, and that most of his jump went flawlessly. Australian media have cited high winds as a possible factor.
McGraw, 33, had recently come back from a deployment in Afghanistan, and was also an Iraq war veteran, the New York Daily News reports. His wife, a special education teacher in their home state of North Carolina, won the trip by competing in a "Stuff Your Down Under Pants" contest on Ellen, managing to stuff the most balls into a large pair of pants. McGraw's Facebook page shows he was a fan of extreme sports including skydiving, and a Marine Corps captain confirms to confirms to WCTI that McGraw was highly trained. Following his death, Cherilyn posted pictures to Facebook taken moments before her husband's jump, saying he "was happy and doing what he loved" when he died.
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Re: Marine Dies on Vacation Wife Won on Ellen
OMG this is just terrible!!!! So upsetting
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MsSissy
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Re: Marine Dies on Vacation Wife Won on Ellen
WoW what a freak accident. Just awful.
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LI2VA
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Marine Dies on Vacation Wife Won on Ellen
So sad!!!
Knowing Ellen she will makes sure that this widow is taken care of for life. So tragic
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| Posted 12/19/13 1:38 PM |
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luvmyReese
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Re: Marine Dies on Vacation Wife Won on Ellen
Posted by LI2VA
So sad!!!
Knowing Ellen she will makes sure that this widow is taken care of for life. So tragic
Definitely sad & tragic but I don't think Ellen is responsible , the sky diving company should be held fully responsible & take care of the now widow.
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| Posted 12/19/13 1:52 PM |
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2BadSoSad
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Re: Marine Dies on Vacation Wife Won on Ellen
OMG, how horrible!
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2BadSoSad
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Re: Marine Dies on Vacation Wife Won on Ellen
Posted by luvmyReese
Posted by LI2VA
So sad!!!
Knowing Ellen she will makes sure that this widow is taken care of for life. So tragic
Definitely sad & tragic but I don't think Ellen is responsible , the sky diving company should be held fully responsible & take care of the now widow.
I think she just meant bc Ellen is really kind and generous by nature that she would out of the goodness of her heart not bc she is responsible.
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| Posted 12/19/13 2:02 PM |
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Samira0407
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Marine Dies on Vacation Wife Won on Ellen
wow that's awful!! My DH & I just came from from one of Ellen's trips to Australia. It's a once in a life time opportunity. Who would ever think something so tragic would happen!
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| Posted 12/19/13 2:04 PM |
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halfbaked
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Re: Marine Dies on Vacation Wife Won on Ellen
Posted by 2BadSoSad
Posted by luvmyReese
Posted by LI2VA
So sad!!!
Knowing Ellen she will makes sure that this widow is taken care of for life. So tragic
Definitely sad & tragic but I don't think Ellen is responsible , the sky diving company should be held fully responsible & take care of the now widow.
I think she just meant bc Ellen is really kind and generous by nature that she would out of the goodness of her heart not bc she is responsible.
Agreed. How horrible. 
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| Posted 12/19/13 2:08 PM |
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summerBaby10
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Re: Marine Dies on Vacation Wife Won on Ellen
omg! terrible
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| Posted 12/19/13 2:14 PM |
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peanutbutter2
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Re: Marine Dies on Vacation Wife Won on Ellen
Oh my gosh...this is so, so sad
Message edited 12/19/2013 2:57:02 PM.
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| Posted 12/19/13 2:56 PM |
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Goobster
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Re: Marine Dies on Vacation Wife Won on Ellen
OMG!!! How awfuL! I always wonder when something bad will happen on the reality shows that involve things like this, especially in foreign countries, etc, and this is just awful. OMG.
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| Posted 12/19/13 4:13 PM |
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Paramount
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Marine Dies on Vacation Wife Won on Ellen
Lets see how long it takes for the wife to sue the Ellen show...
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| Posted 12/19/13 4:50 PM |
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MarathonKnitter
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Re: Marine Dies on Vacation Wife Won on Ellen
Posted by halfbaked
Posted by 2BadSoSad
Posted by luvmyReese
Posted by LI2VA
So sad!!!
Knowing Ellen she will makes sure that this widow is taken care of for life. So tragic
Definitely sad & tragic but I don't think Ellen is responsible , the sky diving company should be held fully responsible & take care of the now widow.
I think she just meant bc Ellen is really kind and generous by nature that she would out of the goodness of her heart not bc she is responsible.
Agreed. How horrible.
agreed. i feel that the pp meant that ellen is just that generous. and i agree that she will probably do that.
so sad and so tragic
my heart breaks for them.
again, putting the bs in my life in perspective
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MsSissy
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Re: Marine Dies on Vacation Wife Won on Ellen
Posted by Samira0407
wow that's awful!! My DH & I just came from from one of Ellen's trips to Australia. It's a once in a life time opportunity. Who would ever think something so tragic would happen!
SAY WHAT?
How did that happen?
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| Posted 12/19/13 10:35 PM |
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meloyellow
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Re: Marine Dies on Vacation Wife Won on Ellen
ugh...horrible
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| Posted 12/19/13 11:00 PM |
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StaceyWill
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Re: Marine Dies on Vacation Wife Won on Ellen
This is just horrible!!
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Mrs213
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Re: Marine Dies on Vacation Wife Won on Ellen
Posted by Paramount
Lets see how long it takes for the wife to sue the Ellen show...
It's a horrible thing that happened but I don't see how could she sue the Ellen show?
My hear pt goes out to them. What a tragedy
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| Posted 12/20/13 8:49 AM |
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LI2VA
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Re: Marine Dies on Vacation Wife Won on Ellen
Posted by 2BadSoSad
Posted by luvmyReese
Posted by LI2VA
So sad!!!
Knowing Ellen she will makes sure that this widow is taken care of for life. So tragic
Definitely sad & tragic but I don't think Ellen is responsible , the sky diving company should be held fully responsible & take care of the now widow.
I think she just meant bc Ellen is really kind and generous by nature that she would out of the goodness of her heart not bc she is responsible.
Yes that's exactly what I was getting at. Sorry , guess I worded it wrong. 
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ReiRei13
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Re: Marine Dies on Vacation Wife Won on Ellen
Posted by LI2VA
Posted by 2BadSoSad
Posted by luvmyReese
Posted by LI2VA
So sad!!!
Knowing Ellen she will makes sure that this widow is taken care of for life. So tragic
Definitely sad & tragic but I don't think Ellen is responsible , the sky diving company should be held fully responsible & take care of the now widow.
I think she just meant bc Ellen is really kind and generous by nature that she would out of the goodness of her heart not bc she is responsible.
Yes that's exactly what I was getting at. Sorry , guess I worded it wrong.
I don't see how the skydiving drop zone should be held responsible. Sounds like he was licensed skydiver, who jumped in conditions that were beyond his skill level (as of now, they're reporting strong winds may be a factor). On top of that, you sign your life away when you go skydiving, so it'll be a long and hard fight if the DZ had good lawyers draw up their waivers. Ultimately, it sounds like a tragic incidence that he himself is responsible for (unless further details come out). And even in case where a DZ is blatantly negligent, it's still hard to sue and win
In any case, my thoughts go out to his widow. To finally have her husband back from Afghanistan and then to have him die like this. And right before the holidays!
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Re: Marine Dies on Vacation Wife Won on Ellen
how awful.
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Lets see how long it takes for the wife to sue the Ellen show...
It's a horrible thing that happened but I don't see how could she sue the Ellen show?
My hear pt goes out to them. What a tragedy
In the world of "litigation lottery" you can sue for anything. I'm not saying the widow has a leg to stand on, but she CAN sue. Lawyers can come up with a reason.
It would cost Ellen less to settle than to fight.
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Mrs213
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Re: Marine Dies on Vacation Wife Won on Ellen
Posted by Paramount
Posted by Mrs213
Posted by Paramount
Lets see how long it takes for the wife to sue the Ellen show...
It's a horrible thing that happened but I don't see how could she sue the Ellen show?
My hear pt goes out to them. What a tragedy
In the world of "litigation lottery" you can sue for anything. I'm not saying the widow has a leg to stand on, but she CAN sue. Lawyers can come up with a reason.
It would cost Ellen less to settle than to fight.
I was thinking there must all be sorts of disclaimers etc that the show would have them sign but who knows...
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Samira0407
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Marine Dies on Vacation Wife Won on Ellen
I think there was a disclaimer the show would't be liable. Especially since he died on an excursion he set up on his own. Not like he was sky diving due to a skit he was filming for Ellen or something. He just wouldn't have been in Australia if it weren't for Ellen but she has nothing to do with his skydiving or the accident. Still very sad.
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| Posted 12/20/13 4:56 PM |
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NervousNell
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Re: Marine Dies on Vacation Wife Won on Ellen
Posted by Goobster
OMG!!! How awfuL! I always wonder when something bad will happen on the reality shows that involve things like this, especially in foreign countries, etc, and this is just awful. OMG.
But this wasn:t a reality show. They won the trip on a talk show and while there decided to go skydiving.
No reality show or filming of the trip was involved.
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