October 24, 20187 yr https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/canadian-rapper-dies-after-falling-off-airplane-wing-in-failed-stunt 'He knew the risks': Canadian rapper falls to his death from airplane wing in failed stunt Jon James McMurray died Saturday filming a project he had been working on for months, a statement said. He trained 'intensively' for the stunt, it said Spoiler VERNON, B.C. — A 34-year-old rapper who fell to his death in British Columbia while performing a stunt that involved rapping while walking on the wing of a plane was a “beacon of light to follow your dreams,” his management team says. Jon James McMurray died Saturday filming a project he had been working on for months, a statement from the team said. He trained “intensively” for the stunt, it said. “However, as Jon got further out onto the wing of the plane, it caused the small Cessna to go into a downward spiral that the pilot couldn’t correct,” the statement said. “Jon held onto the wing until it was too late, and by the time he let go, he didn’t have time to pull his chute. He impacted and died instantly.” The team said the plane and the pilot later landed safely. McMurray was born in Calgary and grew up skiing in the Rocky Mountains, the team said, and he became an accredited professional skier. But after suffering a broken back and shattered heel, he poured his ambition into a music career. “His passion for making music videos and performing stunts were combined, and Jon pushed music in a new direction that was uncharted territory,” the team said. He was an “incredibly passionate” person who was always smiling, the team added, and he would want everyone to continue to be inspired through his music and life message. His parents, brother, wife and countless friends are mourning him, and a GoFundMe page has been set up to help with his celebration of life, it added. The Vernon North Okanagan RCMP detachment said its officers were called to a field near the community of Westwold on Saturday to investigate the sudden death of a man. RCMP Const. Kelly Brett said police, the coroners service and Transportation Safety Board are all investigating the death. BC Coroners Service spokeswoman Barb McLintock said the man was part of a team making videos involving aircraft stunts and parachuting. There were two planes involved and no one else was injured, she added. Professional skier Rory Wayne Bushfield said he’d been friends with McMurray since they were 13 years old, and the rapper was an amazing skier who was the first in the world to backflip from one rail to another. He had an “unbelievable talent” for music, playing in a rock band when he was younger before turning to rap, Bushfield said. “It was a tragedy when he broke his back … but he took that as a positive and it drove him to do some incredible things,” he said. The friends started doing silly stunts together to make videos to entertain their friends, he said, and McMurray carried his love of stunts into his music career. He was determined to complete the airplane stunt and practiced for months, Bushfield said. “He planned for everything. It should have been straightforward. It’s one of those things. We’re not really sure what happened.” Bushfield said he hopes that others discover McMurray’s music and remember him for his smile and positive attitude. “Life is short, we all know that. He shone so bright. We know he knew the risks,” he said. “He’s inspired us so much and will forever.” Edited October 24, 20187 yr by clapclapclap Tailspinna Ice
October 24, 20187 yr Quote “His passion for making music videos and performing stunts were combined, and Jon pushed music in a new direction that was uncharted territory,” the team said. This sounds like a load of crap.
October 24, 20187 yr Thank God there's a GoFundMe page. Such a tragic accident -- who could foresee that?
October 24, 20187 yr My grandfather went in pretty much the exact same circumstances back around WWII. An aspiring white Canadian rapper who died parachuting in a music video stunt. The only real difference was we was also blind Edited October 24, 20187 yr by Digdogger
October 24, 20187 yr 19 minutes ago, jimmyjazz said: Thank God there's a GoFundMe page. Such a tragic accident -- who could foresee that? Dumbass checked off that he was going skydiving on his insurance policy he applied for. Forgot to wait until it was in force
October 24, 20187 yr I bet he wishes he landed in 12 inches of Snow He should have at least had an Informer to warn him.
October 24, 20187 yr I know they claim he trained intensively for this stunt, but I think this guy was probably just winging it out there.
October 24, 20187 yr 23 minutes ago, NeverMarryAStripper said: So if he was filming a video why isn't there a video? It fell off the plane with him, duh.
October 24, 20187 yr So this guy had a parachute and decided to hold on to the plane while it fell out of the sky? Someone skipped physics class.
October 24, 20187 yr Pilot secretly got high fives and "Good job!"'s back in the hangar. Edited October 24, 20187 yr by Deej
October 24, 20187 yr 24 minutes ago, TornACL said: I heard he hit the ground so hard, all that was left was gin and juice. He drops planes like WHOA
October 24, 20187 yr Folks, this is why God gave us green screen technology and big ass fans. You want to film yourself rapping on a wing? You don't literally walk out onto the wing of an airborne plane. You walk out onto the wing of a plane parked in a hanger with a giant ass green screen behind it and a big ass fan in front of it. Darwin is shaking his head.
October 24, 20187 yr I knew this wasnt no legit rapper. First, he's Canadian. Second, he's white. And most importantly, no black man would be dumb enough to try and pull off a stunt like this.
October 24, 20187 yr 23 hours ago, clapclapclap said: A 34-year-old rapper who fell to his death in British Columbia while performing a stunt that involved rapping while walking on the wing of a plane was a “beacon of light to follow your dreams,” Well, unless your dreams walk out onto an airplane wing and then jump off to their death. In that case, you shouldn't follow them.
October 25, 20187 yr I knew this wasnt no legit rapper. First, he's Canadian. Second, he's white. And most importantly, no black man would be dumb enough to try and pull off a stunt like this. Hard as fuck. You know what I’m sayin?Mahfucka
October 25, 20187 yr 17 minutes ago, Southernthunder said: Tom Petty wrote a song about this. He was Learning to Fly, then he was Free Fallin', then it was Time to Move On.
October 25, 20187 yr Odd coincidence. Biggie Smalls died in a similar accident when the C130 transport he was wing walking on lost control during a video shoot. Dont quote me. I could be wrong about that.
October 25, 20187 yr Look, if you had one shot, or one opportunity To seize everything you ever wanted in one moment Would you capture it or just let it slip?...So here I go it's my shot. Feet fail me not this may be the only opportunity that I got... Edited October 25, 20187 yr by RollLeft
October 25, 20187 yr 3 minutes ago, RollLeft said: Look, if you had one shot, or one opportunity To seize everything you ever wanted in one moment Would you capture it or just let it slip?... User name checks out on this thread.
October 25, 20187 yr 15 hours ago, BottleRocket said: How high was he? High AF I guess its true that sometimes coming down from the high can be deadly.
October 25, 20187 yr 16 hours ago, BottleRocket said: How high was he? High AF So high that they put up a Go Find Me page to collect body parts for his celebration of life.
October 25, 20187 yr On 10/23/2018 at 7:30 PM, clapclapclap said: He was an “incredibly passionate” person who was always smiling, the team added, and he would want everyone to continue to be inspired through his music and life message. I believe this can be called into question now.
October 25, 20187 yr 9 hours ago, RollLeft said: Look, if you had one shot, or one opportunity To seize everything you ever wanted in one moment Would you capture it or just let it slip?...So here I go it's my shot. Feet fail me not this may be the only opportunity that I got... Are we supposed to read this as rap lyrics, cause that’s what the voice in my head is doing?
October 25, 20187 yr Look, if you had one shot, or one opportunity To seize everything you ever wanted in one moment Would you capture it or just let it slip?...So here I go it's my shot. Feet fail me not this may be the only opportunity that I got...The clocks run out, times up, over, blaow!Snap back to reality, oh there goes gravityYo
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