Wing walker dies after falling 200 feet during stunt at Michigan air show

DETROIT — A stunt wing walker died Sunday after falling about 200 feet at an air show in southeastern Michigan, officials said.

Technical Sgt. Dan Heaton, a spokesman at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, said wing walker Todd Green was trying to move from a plane to a helicopter when he fell at the base in Harrison Township, about 20 miles northeast of Detroit.

Heaton said in a news release that the accident happened about 1:30 p.m. while Green was flying on a Stearman aircraft during a stunt. He said an ambulance rushed Green to Mount Clemens Regional Medical Center.

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Thomas Erdbrink 22 Aug, 2011

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