Saw this on Facebook (in a comment, take it for what it's worth): Apparently they were changing out cross bracing and didn’t mount any supports before removing the original.
Josh Luthman Office: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373 On Thu, Apr 19, 2018 at 5:21 PM, <ch...@wbmfg.com> wrote: > I suppose some of the guy wires and the lower section could have survived > or were the last to fall... slowly. > Seems like a miracle. > > -----Original Message----- From: Robert > Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2018 2:47 PM > To: af@afmug.com > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] 2000’ tower collapsed here today > > Three guys at 200 feet survived.. Either bad reporting or a miracle... > or on another device... > > On 4/19/18 1:31 PM, ch...@wbmfg.com wrote: > >> Just looking at the amount of junk on the ground, just doesn’t seem like >> enough stuff there for 2000’. >> I guess if the majority of it pancaked into that tangled mass, could be. >> Still, 100 20’ sections is a bunch of stuff. >> *From:* Craig House >> *Sent:* Thursday, April 19, 2018 2:21 PM >> *To:* af@afmug.com >> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] 2000’ tower collapsed here today >> Nope. I’ve been on the tower next to it many times. It’s got an >> elevator. 2000’ >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On Apr 19, 2018, at 16:16, <ch...@wbmfg.com> <ch...@wbmfg.com> wrote: >> >> Does not look like it was 2000 feet tall. The antenna is mostly intact. >>> I wonder if they meant 200’ tall. >>> *From:* Craig House >>> *Sent:* Thursday, April 19, 2018 2:12 PM >>> *To:* af@afmug.com >>> *Subject:* [AFMUG] 2000’ tower collapsed here today >>> http://www.ky3.com/content/news/DRONE-VIDEO-TV-Tower-collaps >>> es-in-Fordland-Mo-field-480285143.html >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >> >
