Tourist killed by airline jet blast at famous St. Maarten airport

A tourist from New Zealand is dead on the Caribbean Island of St. Maarten, after hitting her had on a hard surface when blown back from the blast from a jet preparing to takeoff from Princess Juliana International Airport.

The airport runway is famous for its proximity to the gorgeous beaches on the approach and takeoff, where tourists come from around the world to experience the very closeness that proved deadly this week.

From Airlive.net:

The incident took place just after 5:00pm. She was transported to the St. Maarten Medical Center (SMMC) for further treatment. However, doctors were not able to stabilize the woman.

This is not video of the deadly incident from Wednesday, but it gives you a great example of the power of the jetwash and the, at times, reckless behaviors of tourists there:

(app users can see video here)