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Woman Studying Parachuting Injured In Skydiving Accident In Hudson Valley Woman Studying Parachuting Injured In Skydiving Accident In Hudson Valley
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…

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by Christina Coulter
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Skydiver Found Dead In Parking Lot Without Parachute, State Police Say Skydiver Found Dead In Parking Lot Without Parachute, State Police Say
Skydiver Found Dead In Parking Lot Without Parachute, State Police Say State Police are investigating a fatal skydiving accident in which the victim was found without a parachute. The incident took place in Ulster County on Sunday, June 28, when the body of a man was found in front of the Gardiner Fire Station in Gardiner, said New York State Police Trooper Steven Nevel. According to Nevel, the skydiver, William McCartin, 40, of New York City, boarded an airplane at the "Skydive the Ranch" facility and jumped out of the airplane at approximately 14,000 feet along with another skydiver.  The witness told police that McCartin exited the plane wearing a pa…

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by Kathy Reakes