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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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by Cecilia Levine
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Paramus Man Dies In PA Skydiving Accident Paramus Man Dies In PA Skydiving Accident
Paramus Man Dies In PA Skydiving Accident A 74-year-old New Jersey man died in a Pennsylvania skydiving accident Sunday, officials said. Ed Harney, of Paramus (Bergen County) -- an experienced skydiver -- He jumped with three other experienced skydivers with Sky’s the Limit Skydiving Center around 11:30 a.m., Pennsylvania State Police said. The group jumped from approximately 14,000 feet. At 5,000 feet, it appeared Harney’s parachute was the first to open, but he began to spin, eventually separating from his parachute. The coroner will release an official cause of death after an autopsy, but PSP says the death was accidental.…

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by Cecilia Levine & Jillian Pikora