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Connecticut Woman Studying Parachuting Injured In Skydiving Accident In Hudson Valley Connecticut Woman Studying Parachuting Injured In Skydiving Accident In Hudson Valley
Connecticut Woman Studying Parachuting Injured In Skydiving Accident In Hudson Valley A parachute student from Fairfield County was injured making her final approach to the ground after her jump at a Hudson Valley skydiving facility when she collided with a plane lifting off the runway, according to authorities.  State police responded to the scene of the incident in Ulster County at Skydive the Ranch in Gardiner at approximately 2:25 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 5.  Police said that 24-year-old Kristin Silva, of New Haven, landed on the left wing of the aircraft, and her lower left calf and chin were lacerated by one of the aircraft's propellers.  According to polic…
Top News In New Canaan: DMV Worker Arrested, Best Friends Killed In Crash Top News In New Canaan: DMV Worker Arrested, Best Friends Killed In Crash
Top News In New Canaan: DMV Worker Arrested, Best Friends Killed In Crash FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. — The arrest of a DMV worker in Bridgeport on charges of stealing money and the death of two best friends in a head-on crash on Route 1 in Norwalk topped the week's news in Fairfield County.  Here are the top stories of the week, as reported by Daily Voice:  Kimberly Brown of Bridgeport was arrested after police said she stole $79,000 while working for the DMV by exploiting a loophole while registering cars. She was terminated and charged with first-degree larceny by defrauding a public community, and first-degree forgery.  Two men were killed in a head-on two-car c…
Norwalk Resident Dies In Skydiving Accident In Florida Norwalk Resident Dies In Skydiving Accident In Florida
Norwalk Resident Dies In Skydiving Accident In Florida NORWALK, Conn. — A 25-year-old Norwalk resident died on Sunday as a result of a skydiving accident in Zephyrhills, Florida, according to the Tampa Bay Times. Joshua Butzke had jumped from a plane 13,500 feet in the air near the Zephyrhills Municipal Airport, and deployed his parachute at 3,500 feet, the Tampa Bay Times reported. However, his parachute began spiraling and he landed hard, resulting in the injuries that killed him, according to the Tampa Bay Times. First responders arrived on scene at around 4:20 p.m., and he was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead at 5:10 p.m., according t…