Man Dies On Trip Won On Ellen DeGeneres Show

A 33-year-old man died Saturday afternoon while skydiving with his wife in Australia — a trip she won in a competition on The Ellen DeGeneres Show in January.

He crashed into the ground after a flawless descent that ended with unexplained complications that remain under investigation.

Brandon McGraw, 33, of Hampstead died in Euroa, Australia — which is in Melbourne, Victoria — while skydiving with his wife, Cherilyn McGraw, a special education teacher at Topsail Elementary School.

The couple was jumping with members of Euroa Skydive, an Australian skydiving school.

Ian Matthews, who works at Euroa Skydive, told The Daily News that Brandon was an experienced skydiver with more than “a few jumps under his belt.”

“McGraw watched his wife do a tandem jump before exiting the plane,” Matthews said. “He floated for three or four minutes with a good canopy.

“A short time before landing, he suddenly began turning his parachute dramatically to the left and right and eventually crashed into the ground,” Matthews added.

According to media reports, the emergency call was made about 12:30 p.m. Saturday.

Matthews said McGraw had successfully completed steps that the school requires of those making solo descents — including training and providing proper documentation — before taking his last jump.

McGraw’s death marks the school’s first fatality since it opened in 1983, according to the Euroa Skydive website.

The school asserts it has “the best safety record in Victoria without question!” according to the website.

Repeated calls by The Daily News to Euroa Police Department all reached busy signals Sunday afternoon. The department is investigating McGraw’s death.

“The police department is doing an excellent job looking after his family and doing the processes to check equipment and procedures,” Matthews said. “Then it will go to the coroner’s court, where it will be discussed.”

Although a cause of death has not been released, Australian news media have reported high winds in the area may have factored in the tragedy.

Cherilyn McGraw won the trip to Australia on The Ellen DeGeneres Show during the “Stuff Your Down Under Pants” contest while on the show Jan. 16.

85 Year Old Contest Winner Dies Minutes Before Sex With Prostitutes

The elderly grandpa who won a date with 2 prostitutes on the Howard Stern Show choked and died last night ... just before he was going to have sex for the first time in years ... TMZ has learned.

We've confirmed 86-year-old Johnny Orris died in a Lake Tahoe hospital last night ... after choking on his steak at a local restaurant.

Orris appeared on the Stern show back in October with his grandson ... who had entered him in a  contest called "I Want To Get My Grandpa Laid."  Orris said his wife had died more than a decade ago ... and he hadn't had sex since.  He said he fantasized about big-breasted black women.

On the show, Orris won a date with two prostitutes from the famed Bunny Ranch in Nevada ... and flew to Lake Tahoe to claim his prize.  

Bunny Ranch owner Dennis Hof tells us Orris came to the ranch last night and chose 2 gorgeous working girls he wanted to have sex with -- Caressa Kisses and Vanity.  But before consummating the date ... Orris went out for a nice dinner with his grandson, Ed.

We're told Orris ordered the steak at Sage Room Steakhouse at Harvey's Lake Tahoe ... and began to choke on it.  Ed and the maitre d' immediately began CPR ... and Johnny was transported by ambulance to a hospital where he was pronounced dead.

Hof tells us, "He just wanted a steak before having sex with Caressa Kisses and Vanity. The bunnies loved him."

And this is hilarious ... Ed tells us, he felt bad leaving the Ranch without sampling the goods -- especially after traveling so far -- so he banged one of the hookers after his grandpa died. Not Caressa or Vanity, though. That would have been weird. 

The best part ... Hof let Ed use his grandpa's coupon for one free roll in the hay.


Read more: http://www.tmz.com/2013/12/13/howard-stern-contest-johnny-orris-prostitute-bunny-ranch-dennis-hof/#ixzz2nNpLdliw

NJ Man Dies After Getting Trapped In Clothing Donation Box

A New Jersey man died on Monday night after becoming trapped in a clothing donation box behind a Salvation Army Church in Bridgeton.

According to the South Jersey Times, police arrived just after 11 p.m. to find 50-year-old Joseph L. Hanshaw dangling from one of the boxes, having apparently become trapped in its door. The fire department required several minutes to dismantle the door, but it was too late: Hanshaw was pronounced dead at a nearby medical facility.

Authorities speculate that Hanshaw may have been attempting to access warm clothes or a place to sleep, calling it an "unfortunate and tragic death by misadventure."