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Saturday, April 14, 2012

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Obituaries
Horace Mazingo
RICHLANDS Horace Ross Mazingo, 91, of Richlands, died April 13, 2012, at North Chase Nursing Home in Wilmington. A funeral service will be held at noon Monday at the First Christian Church, Richlands with the Revs. Lynn Maxwell and Gary Edens officiating. Burial follows at Coastal Carolina State Veterans Cemetery. He served in the U.S. Army where he received a Purple Heart. He was owner of the Sea King Restaurant. Survivors include his son, David Mazingo of Mattews; daughters, Audrey Manning and Elaine M. Smith, both of Richlands and Sandra MazingoNiles of Georgetown, S.C.; sister, Sidney M. Cowell of Charlotte; seven grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends from 79 p.m. Sunday at the church. Memorials may be made to the First Christian Church, Richlands. Condolences may be left for the family at johnsonfuneralhomes. com. Arrangements by Johnson Funeral Home, Richlands.

Off BASE
By JUSTIN HILL
Freedom ENC

Four men arrested for allegedly preparing to jump off WCTIs 2,000-foot tower
the fence. We were all on the road and the (deputies) came, they thought we were somebody else, Gobin told WCTI-12. They said they were on a drug sting and they werent even looking for us. As dangerous as a potential jump would have been, WCTI-12 Vice President and General Manager Lyle Schulze said climbing the tower is an extremely dangerous venture. Television transmitting towers, such as WCTI-TVs tower in Trenton, are highly dangerous structures with many potentially deadly consequences to anyone attempting to climb it that does not have tower-rigging certification, Schulze stated in a press release. Also, our transmitters for both WCTI-TV and FOX Eastern Carolina are operating at full capacity along with several radio stations that have antennas mounted at various levels. The amount of RF (which is used to create a television signal) moving through our transmission lines can injure or kill someone who is not properly licensed or trained to be on that tower. We are grateful to Sheriff Heath for his quick actions. The four men were each released on $500 unsecured bonds.

TRENTON Four men were arrested this week after Jones County authorities found them with BASE jumping equipment near WCTI-12 and FOX Eastern Carolinas TV broadcast tower north of Trenton. The 2,000foot tower, whose signal reaches from Raleigh to Wilmington, is about four miles off U.S. 70 on N.C. 41. Jeffrey Plisko, 30, of Newport; Zachary Bunzey, 22, of Raleigh; Cristopher Latham, 29, of Morehead City; and Garrett Gobin, 23, of Havelock were charged with trespassing. Capt. Justin Eimer, a spokesperson for the Jones County Sheriff s Office, said Latham was also charged for having an open container of alcohol in a vehicle, along with charges for marijuana and paraphernalia possession. Eimer said the office received a call from an off-duty officer Wednesday night and the authorities were on the scene at 10 p.m. Gobin spoke to WCTI12 Thursday and disputed the sheriff offices assertion that all four men were planning to jump from the tower. Only one guy had his rig on, Gobin told WCTI. Were all skydivers, so we had MOREHEAD CITY more than one (para Mae Trevatlan, 81, chute), but those arent of Morehead City, died the same as (what you April 13, 2012, at Cart- would use) to BASE eret General Hospital. jump. Arrangements will be announced by Munden Funeral Home, Morehead City. Daily News staff

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Mae Trevatlan

Four people were arrested Wednesday night for attempting to BASE jump from the 2,000foot-tall WCTI television tower outside of Trenton

The acronym BASE buildings, aerials, spans and earth was coined by filmmaker Carl Boenish in 1978.

Boenish, who died from a failed jump in 1984, filmed the first BASE jumps using ram-air parachutes

and the free fall tracking technique from El Capitan, in Yosemite National Park. We werent near

Justin Hill can be reached at 252-559-1078 or jhill@ freedomenc.com. Follow him on Twitter @mjhill.

Marines identied in Osprey crash in Morocco

appreciation. Kerns joined the Marine Corps from Fort Dix, N.J., in September 2008 and was promoted to the rank of corporal in December 2010. His awards include the Global War on Terrorism Medal, National Defense Ser- Freedom. The crash remains vice Medal, Marine under investigation. Corps Good Conduct Medal and a certificate of appreciation. Neither had previously deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom or Operation Iraqi

for treatment, are not being identified and Officials with 2nd the extent of their inNEWPORT LowMarine Aircraft Wing juries has not been ell Irvin Lewis, 99, of have identified the two released. Newport, died April Marines who died this All four Marines 13, 2012, at Carteret week when their MVwere with VMM-261, General Hospital. 22 Osprey crashed which is based at New Arrangements will in a training area River Air Station and be announced by southwest of Agadir, currently attached to Brooks Funeral Home, Morocco. the 24th Marine ExpeMorehead City. Cpl. Robby A. Reyes ditionary Unit. and Cpl. Derek A. Reyes joined the MaKerns, both MV-22 rine Corps from Los crew chiefs with MaAngeles in December rine Medium Tiltro2007 and was promottor Squadron 261, Ma- ed to the rank of corMILL CREEK rine Aircraft Group 26, poral in October 2010. John Martin Hamdied as a result of inHis awards include the mond Jr., 47, of Mill juries sustained in the Global War on TerrorCreek, died April 12, crash, according to a ism Medal, National 2012, at his home. 2nd MAW press reDefense Service MedArrangements by lease. The two injured al, Navy Meritorious Munden Funeral Marines, who were Unit Commendation Home, Morehead City. medically evacuated and a certificate of

Lowell Lewis

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