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Pam Langfitt of Camanche, Iowa, rappels down the side of the Hotel Blackhawk in downtown Davenport on Saturday, Aug. 23, during the Over the Edge fundraiser for Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Mississippi Valley. CREDIT DAVE THOMPSON
Pam Langfitt just rappelled down 11 stories (or 140 feet) on the north side of the Hotel Blackhawk in downtown Davenport. Within seconds of hitting the ground, a friend asked her: “Are your legs shaky?” She answered: “It was a little scary, but I’m better now.”
The Camanche, Iowa, woman was one of about 110 area residents to take…
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