LONDON - A man on his first parachute jump cut the lines of his chute after jumping from an aircraft in eastern England and plunged 3,500 feet (1,000 metres) to his death, a newspaper and police said on Monday. Police said an investigation had been launched into the death of David Crowcroft, 27, but they were not treating the incident as suspicious.| Peculiar, yes, sad, yes, suspicious, no. |
| "Trevor, did he say what he was going to do with those scissors in his belt?" "Come to think of it, Ned, I don't believe he did." "Well it certainly isn't like we can ask him now, is it?" |
| "Trevor, be a good fellow and hand me that spatula, Dr. Quincy is going to want this." "Blimy! What is it?" "I really don't know, Trevor, but come on with that lifter." |
“If we had been unhappy with his mental state we would not have allowed him to go up.
| "Unfortunately we didn't see the size 7 gardening scissors in his belt." |
| "Trevor, don't you think we should catch him?" "I say Ned, that would be a particularly foolish thing to do." "Yes, quite. Pardon me while I step this way." |
| And got every penny's worth, I'd wager. |