KMBC 9 Chronicle: The Skywalk Tapes -- First Segment

KMBC 9 Chronicle: The Skywalk Tapes -- First Segment
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[@janecoelho9120]

I was 18 years old and dropped my dad off at the hotel to meet my mom for the tea dance. They both survived but it was so scary waiting to hear if they made it out alive. My mother struggled for years with what she witnessed that night. My dad lost several friends and colleagues that night too.

[@missmoxie9188]

I’m so sorry you all went through that

[@YouGotHousesWeGotMahomes]

I remember the names of the deceased scrolling on the screen of our 19" Sony picture TV as the tears rolled quietly down my moms face.

[@_Sublime_]

KMBC 9 Chronicle: The Skywalk Tapes - All Segments:
1st Segment: th-cam.com/video/dde0cnOG5rU/w-d-xo.html
2nd Segment: th-cam.com/video/42H_EX5NA-U/w-d-xo.html
3rd Segment: th-cam.com/video/ntdSXrp5XQY/w-d-xo.html
4th Segment: th-cam.com/video/6grsw26FmnQ/w-d-xo.html
5th Segment: th-cam.com/video/RA4Dr2X7dyg/w-d-xo.html
6th Segment: th-cam.com/video/Kv7y6Nm9wKc/w-d-xo.html

[@elldre3]

I was working in the Garden restaurant on the ground floor of the Westin Crown Center across the street. I was scheduled to leave work at 7:00 pm to go play tennis with a good friend....who was working in the emergency room of the nearby Truman Medical Center.
Neither of us made the tennis game that night.

[@tylercooper1551]

My parents wedding was that day on July 17th 1981 and my grandpa had the reception set to take place at that very hotel until they called him to tell him they overbooked so they had to change venues...

[@robb2biago]

Milwaukee has a Hyatt, that’s nearly identical to the one in KC. The restaurant that revolves, the open lobby configuration. Construction was halted for months, until the balcony areas were investigated. When I worked briefly in KC during the summers in the mid 90s, I never understood why people never wanted to go to the restaurant. It has a really lovely view of the city.

[@StormyJP]

I was in KC a few days ago. I live in middle MO. but have friends in KC. Going by the Hyatt is still triggering. I was only 5 in 1981 but old enough to recollect. It may be 41 years ago but the trauma and tragedy still haunt and the precious lives lost not forgotten.

[@casedistorted]

Honestly, I am a little bit surprised they didn't tear down the building after that tragedy. I would feel the same way if I saw that building still standing today in 2023. But it is Hyatt Regency and corporations we are talking about so of course they'd want their hotel to stay standing so they could continue to make money.

[@b.n1429]

My dad (well he's my stepdad but he's been the best father figure i've had) told me that he was supposed to be at the Hyatt Regency that day, but something happened where he didn't go. It's scary and sobering to think if he was there that day he might not have met my mother.

[@bootman26]

Now it's time to show what Kansas City Star went through to expose how Hyatt Regency and Hallmark tried to cover their asses. You want to buy a Hallmark card? Remember this event and buy something else.

[@MelissaWickersham-k4o]

It wasn’t Hallmark’s fault and it wasn’t the hotel owner’s fault. It was the fault of the engineers in charge of the design. The skywalks were badly designed.

[@Revelian1982]

This was four years after the Tenerife Air Disaster. Shocking.

[@mikegallant811]

I am almost positive that RD carried a story about this disaster
"There wasn't time to scream" by Per Ola and Emily D'Aulaire.

[@SeeTooStein]

Not me coming to see if anyone else was disturbed by the upbeat and happy voiceover introducing the victims. 😳

[@Cranberries87]

I thought it was weird too.

[@concravens5515]

God bless all involved and prayers for all the families and loved ones who didn’t make it!I will never forget that tragic day🥲

[@kewkabe]

I didn't see anything collapse. The screen goes black and we're supposed to believe it?

[@BundtLust]

The camera crew was changing their batteries when the walkways fell; as soon as they had new batteries, they resumed filming

[@Friggsdottir]

There's multiple videos

[@ChristopherHedum-js8eg]

Das cray cray.
Trump24

[@hugonnava]

It happens before I was born, so in a millennial state of mind, it didn't exist.

[@cleareyedliar]

what a weird video to bring your stupid generational drama onto. respect the people who perished or were injured in this incident.

[@DavidWilliams-so2dy]

An attempt at humor?

[@hugonnava]

Yes

[@Joe-ix5hj]

@@hugonnava Shut up

[@r.a.6459]

🤖 *Nightbot:* @@hugonnava ⚠️ I sense disrespect. (stop posting hate speech) [warning]

[@tonyfourpaws4511]

The band really brought down the house..