Parachuting investor caught in Fla. after fleeing
Posted on 14. Jan, 2009 by Shera Crossan in Economy, Shera Crossan, Top Stories
Investment adviser Marcus Schrenker opted for a bailout. However, his plan to escape personal turmoil was short-lived.
38-year-old businessman and amateur daredevil pilot apparently tried to fake his death in a plane crash, secretly parachuting to the ground and speeding away on a motorcycle he had stashed away in the pine barrens of central Alabama.
But the captivating three-day saga came to an end when authorities finally caught up to Schrenker at a North Florida campground. . . .
Schrenker was taken into custody around 10 p.m. EST after officers from the U.S. Marshal’s office in Tallahassee, Fla. Sources, pdf
Anybody ever stop to ponder about the idea of just setting an airplane on autopilot and just abandoning it?
That’s like firing a gun into the air.
No lie…what if it landed on a vehicle or someone’s home?