Sky-Diving Teacher's Fatal Mistake | Patch PM

President Jimmy Carter stopped to shake hands with every fellow traveler on a DC-bound flight from Atlanta last week, while flags are at half-staff across the state for a fallen Gwinnett soldier. Plus, an experienced sky-diving coach was killed when he miscalculated his landing; and inside some of the hottest homes on the market. Here are the top local news stories worth reading and talking and knowing about on Monday, June 12, as pulled from our Georgia Patch sites.

Jimmy Carter Shakes Hands With Passengers On Board Atlanta-To-DC Flight (VIDEO)

Former President Jimmy Carter, 92, made it a point to shake hands with every passenger when he boarded a flight from Atlanta to Washington D.C. last week, and according to the man who captured the moment on video, Carter's enthusiasm at greeting the passengers was genuine.

Gwinnett Skydiving Coach Killed In Freak Accident

A longtime skydiving instructor from Gwinnett County was killed Saturday while conducting a dive at Monroe-Walton County Airport. Bennett's friend and boss said that Bennett misjudged his approach and started preparing for landing too late.

'WOW!' House: $1.3M River Estate Built For Entertaining

Each week, we feature a WOW House, and this week's featured home offers 200 feet of riverfront on over 2 acres. Master suite on main has a fireplace, a sunroom, 3 add. bedrooms, & huge game room finish it off. Situated for the great outdoors, enjoy a refreshing dip in the pool, create memories w/family & friends by huge firepit or just commune w/nature. Sellers have transferable dock permit.

Here's a few more WOW houses:

• 'WOW!' House: Pristine $1.4M Home Has Something For Everyone
• 'WOW!' House: $1.3M River Estate Built For Entertaining
• 'WOW!' House: $1.3M Grand Elegance With Spectacular Lake Views

More Georgia headlines:

• Flags Flown At Half-Staff For Fallen Gwinnett Soldier
• Watch: Atlanta Falcons Honor Mike Vick, Roddy White At Retirement Reception
• Reinhardt Student Shot In Head While Sitting In Car
• Roswell Woman Killed In Head-On Collision
• Cherokee Educator Wins Statewide Media Specialist of The Year Award
• 4th of July 2017: Alpharetta To Host Fireworks Show
• Woman, Child Injured In 4-Vehicle Crash in Bartow County
• 5th Overdose Death May Be Linked To Fake Percocet: Georgia Officials
• Norcross Man Wanted In Slaying At Brookhaven Apartments

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