A longtime poster at various LSU sports sites posted the sad news that his daughter has died in a tragic accident in Honduras leaving behind her husband and their 2 school-age children. I do not know him personally, just like I do not know anyone on here personally aside from LABurns, but it definitely hits home. Don't forget to hug your spouse and children and tell them you love them every day, because you just never know......
His post:
Prayers for my grandchildren Zachary & Pamela. & my son in law Glen...
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My daughter Barbie was killed in a freak accident while on a cruise over two weeks ago. She fell when a "zip cable broke" on the Island of Roaitan off of Honduras. You may have seen it on TV or read it since the wire services did carry it.
I have waited this long to request the prayers because I cannot even now spend much time thinking about it without going to pieces. Our family is very close and the unsuspectedness of it made it almost unbelieveable. Barbie was the Miss Sunshine of a cery close family. It seems as if someone just reached up and jerked down a huge chunk of the sky.
I request your prayers for my grandchildren and her husband that they can have full productive and useful lives as Barbie would have wanted.
May God bless and keep your loved ones safe. Hug them a lot and think of my grandchildren.
The story:
U.S. tourist dies after falling from zip-line ride in Honduras
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras ? A U.S. woman fell 65 feet to her death during a zip-line ride through the jungle on the Caribbean island of Roatan, police said Thursday.
Barbara Sue Fojtasek, 44, was riding along a steel cable suspended between trees in the jungle when a harness holding her apparently broke on Tuesday, Honduran police said in a news release.
Fojtasek was taken to a private clinic on the island, then transferred to a hospital in the mainland city of San Pedro Sula, where she died on Wednesday.
Fojtasek had arrived in Roatan a week ago from Texas, said police, who did not identify her hometown or state. Authorities said they are investigating the cause of the fall.
Zip lines have become popular in Central America, especially in Costa Rica where they're strung high in the trees and give a thrilling ride. They've also been installed in places such as Whistler, B.C., and Southeast Alaska where many cruise passengers ride them during shore excursions
His post:
Prayers for my grandchildren Zachary & Pamela. & my son in law Glen...
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My daughter Barbie was killed in a freak accident while on a cruise over two weeks ago. She fell when a "zip cable broke" on the Island of Roaitan off of Honduras. You may have seen it on TV or read it since the wire services did carry it.
I have waited this long to request the prayers because I cannot even now spend much time thinking about it without going to pieces. Our family is very close and the unsuspectedness of it made it almost unbelieveable. Barbie was the Miss Sunshine of a cery close family. It seems as if someone just reached up and jerked down a huge chunk of the sky.
I request your prayers for my grandchildren and her husband that they can have full productive and useful lives as Barbie would have wanted.
May God bless and keep your loved ones safe. Hug them a lot and think of my grandchildren.
The story:
U.S. tourist dies after falling from zip-line ride in Honduras
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras ? A U.S. woman fell 65 feet to her death during a zip-line ride through the jungle on the Caribbean island of Roatan, police said Thursday.
Barbara Sue Fojtasek, 44, was riding along a steel cable suspended between trees in the jungle when a harness holding her apparently broke on Tuesday, Honduran police said in a news release.
Fojtasek was taken to a private clinic on the island, then transferred to a hospital in the mainland city of San Pedro Sula, where she died on Wednesday.
Fojtasek had arrived in Roatan a week ago from Texas, said police, who did not identify her hometown or state. Authorities said they are investigating the cause of the fall.
Zip lines have become popular in Central America, especially in Costa Rica where they're strung high in the trees and give a thrilling ride. They've also been installed in places such as Whistler, B.C., and Southeast Alaska where many cruise passengers ride them during shore excursions
