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Seasoned Skydiver, 37, Dies In NJ Accident Seasoned Skydiver, 37, Dies In NJ Accident
Seasoned Skydiver, 37, Dies In NJ Accident A 37-year-old Michigan man identified in news reports as a skydiving master died in a skydiving accident in Hunterdon County. Brandon M. Jackson was lying in a field near the airport runway when first responders arrived to the crash near the Alexandria Field airport in Alexandria on Friday, Oct. 21, New Jersey State Police said. Jackson is identified in this 2018 LehighValleyLive article as a tandem-master for Skydive Jersey (which appears to now be called Garden State Skydiving). According to his LinkedIn profile, Jackson is a former US Marine and Instructor/ Rigger at…

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Veteran Skydiver Dies At Same PA Facility Where NJ Man Was Killed In April Veteran Skydiver Dies At Same PA Facility Where NJ Man Was Killed In April
Veteran Skydiver Dies At Same PA Facility Where NJ Man Was Killed In April A 35-year-old Staten Island man and veteran skydiver was killed in a freak accident in Pennsylvania Monday at the same facility where a New Jersey skydiver died in April. Frank Kancso's parachute opened and stayed on, but he landed hard in the landing area at Sky’s the Limit Skydiving Center in Monroe County, according to Pennsylvania State Police and WFMZ. Troopers found Kansco -- who had thousands of previous jumps under his belt -- unresponsive on the ground around 3:30 p.m. He was pronounced dead at the hospital after having suffered traumatic injuries, authorities said. Kancso's death…

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