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PA Skydiver's NJ Death Probed By FAA: Report PA Skydiver's NJ Death Probed By FAA: Report
PA Skydiver's NJ Death Probed By FAA: Report The Federal Aviation Administration and officials in Gloucester County are investigating a fatal skydiving accident. Timothy Joseph Slachta, 48, of Garnet Valley, died Wednesday, May 10 while jumping over Monroe Township, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer and 6abc. Skydive Cross Keys told the outlets that Slachta had completed more than 700 jumps, and that at the time of jump on Wednesday, his parachute was deployed at normal altitude and fully inflated when he jumped out of the plane. However, witnesses said that Slactha's parachute turned, and the U.S. Parachute Association sai…

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by Cecilia Levine
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NJ Parachute Accident Victim, 31, Airlifted With Leg Injury NJ Parachute Accident Victim, 31, Airlifted With Leg Injury
NJ Parachute Accident Victim, 31, Airlifted With Leg Injury A 31-year-old man was airlifted to the hospital for an injury sustained while parachuting, authorities said. New Jersey State Police troopers responded to Coyle Airfield in Woodland Township where they found the victim with a severe leg injury around 4:55 p.m. Friday, Sgt. Lawrence Peele said. The man was airlifted to AtlantiCare Medical Center in Atlantic City where he was listed in stable condition.

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by Jon Craig