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October 2, 2019, 9:24:15 MDT

Mitch Shipley »

Too long in the short landing zone

Mitchell "Mitch" Shipley|Mitch Shipley|PG

Mitchell "Mitch" Shipley|PG

Mitchell "Mitch" Shipley|PG

Katelyn Griffin writes:

So, the rumors are true. I brought Mitch to North Carolina to see his best friend at Tater Hill for his birthday. It was intended to be a flying adventure trip. We would fly Tater, maybe go to Thermal Valley, stay a few nights in the cabins at Lookout – whole nine yards.

On the second day, he flew his paraglider and top landed. I flew my hang glider and top landed as well. Couple beers to celebrate a great day. Then on Wednesday, after an almost 2 hour flight, Mitch had an accident. He overshot the approach. If you have ever flown Tater and landed at the bottom, you know it’s a technical approach – especially for a hang glider, let alone a topless. He flew over the road and into a cow pasture. This isn’t a smooth field and is also very, very small. So when he got low enough, he drug his feet then skidded on the base bar. He probably skidded for about 20-30 feet before the glider nosed over. The only thing broken was his carbon fiber base bar.

He was in ICU with a hemorrhage (brain bleed) on the left side of his brain for 5 days. He also has an orbital fracture under his right eye and a pretty good cut into his chin. Now he’s been cleared to be moved to primary care – which is the in-patient floor. However, this is a busy hospital, so he hasn’t actually been transferred yet since there isn’t a room to put him in. Things were scary there for a while, so that’s why we kept it between family. Now, he’s communicating, all of his organs are functioning well, his blood pressure is under control, and he’s on pain medications only as needed! Things are looking up and it’ll be a slow and steady road ahead.

Please feel free to put whatever good vibes (or whatever suits you best) into the Universe you would like. If you feel the need, please reach out to me during this time. Mitch has a lot to focus on right now – getting better and making progress so it’s better to not give him the distraction for a little while.

This is public and I have permission from Kate to publish it.

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