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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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Skydiver Killed In South Jersey Accident Skydiver Killed In South Jersey Accident
Skydiver Killed In South Jersey Accident An experienced skydiver was fatally injured at Skydive Cross Keys in Gloucester County. The accident occurred at approximately 1:25 p.m. on Wednesday May 10. The diver, whose name was not released, fell to the ground in the Stirling Glenn neighborhood in Monroe Township, officials said. He had over 700 jumps to his credit and had been skydiving for over a decade, according to Nadia Mazure, a manager at Skydive Cross Keys. His parachute was deployed at normal altitude upon exiting the airplane and appeared to be fully inflated, Mazure said. "Skydive Cross Keys’ staff a…

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by Jon Craig