No, unfortunately he did not survive: > After helping me with the chute, Mitchell said he’d check on Jim. He climbed into his helicopter, flew a short distance

No, unfortunately he did not survive: > After helping me with the chute, Mitchell said he’d check on Jim. He climbed into his helicopter, flew a short distance away and returned about 10 min. later with devastating news: Jim was dead. Apparently, he had suffered a broken neck during the aircraft’s disintegration and was killed instantly. Mitchell said his ranch foreman would soon arrive to watch over Jim’s body until the authorities arrived.