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Drexel Hill-Upper Darby, PA
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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…
Highland Lakes-Vernon, NJ
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Sussex County Skydiver Flown To Hospital After 50-Foot Fall:
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A skydiver in Sussex County was being flown to a nearby hospital after falling 50 feet, developing reports say. A male skydiver fell near 51 Haggerty Rd. in Wantage around 3 p.m. on Friday, August 19, according to initial and unconfirmed reports. The man initially went missing but was found in a tree before falling about 50 feet, the initial report says. Atlantic Air 3 medical helicopter was called to land near the accident scene to take the man to a nearby hospital for injury treatment, according to the report. State Police were also at the scene, the report says. Authorities did not im…
Bethlehem, PA
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Experienced NJ Skydiver Dies In PA 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.…
Torrington, CT
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Police Sergeant Dies In CT Skydiving Accident
A veteran police officer died in a skydiving accident in Connecticut over the weekend. Sgt. Christopher Callan of the East Greenwich Police Department in Rhode Island died at approximately 11 a.m. on Saturday, July 18 from injuries sustained in a skydiving accident at Danielson Airport on Airport Road, the department announced on Monday, July 20. Callan was a 15 year veteran of the East Greenwich Police Department and was assigned as the 2nd shift supervisor. Callan was also a member of the Rhode Island National Guard. During his military career, Callan served in the US Army Special …
Stony Point, NY
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Skydiver Attempting 'Swoop Landing' Killed In Hudson Valley Accident, Police Say
A skydiver who attempted a "swoop landing" died from injuries suffering during an accident in the Hudson Valley. It happened on Sunday, July 5 at approximately 5:40 p.m. in Ulster County. State police responded to 55 Sand Hill Road in the town of Gardiner for a report of a skydiver with injuries subsequent to a hard landing. An investigation revealed that David H.Richardson, 41, of Gardiner was attempting a "swoop landing" when he landed at a high rate of speed, state police said. Richardson was transported to Westchester Medical Center via Lifenet where he succumbed to h…
