A woman has died on a Caribbean island after being knocked to the ground by the blast from a powerful jet engine.
The 57-year-old tourist was standing with others at a fence bordering Princess Juliana International Airport, near Maho Beach - a popular activity for people seeking the thrill of a jet blast.
A tourist from New Zealand was killed when the jet blast from a low-flying plane knocked her down Tuesday at 6 p.m. EDT at Maho Beach, Sint Maarten, in the Carribean.
Sandwiched between a busy beach on one side and a mountain on the other, the Caribbean airport is renowned as one of the world's most unsafe spots to go plane watching.
Though signs warn of the dangers posed by air blasts, many tourists still cling onto the fence separating the beach from the runway to feel the force of the thrust.
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There are prominent warning signs in the area instructing beachgoers not to stand near the fence because of the risky air blasts.
Director of the St. Maarten Tourism Authority Rolando Brison told SXM news that he met with the visibly distraught family of the deceased on Tuesday evening and while they recognized that what they did was wrong through the clearly visible danger signs, they regret that the risk they took turned out in the worst possible way.
According to the report, the woman was doing just that when she was blown over and hit her head on a concrete block; likely the sidewalk curb or small retaining wall.
'At this time I only wish to express my deepest sympathy to the family and loved ones while we continue to investigate what transpired just hours ago'.
Paramedics took took her to the Sint Maarten Medical Centre, where she died of her injuries.
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