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Sussex
News
Skydiver Airlifted In Accident Near Sussex County Airport:
Njsp
A skydiver was flown to an area hospital with injuries suffered in an accident at a New Jersey airport over the weekend. New Jersey State Police said only that the accident happened around 1:50 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 5 in a wooded swamp north of the Sussex County Airport in Wantage. The skydiver had crashed was airlifted to a nearby hospital for evaluation, New Jersey State Police said.
Delaware
Police & Fire
Support Surges For Family Of Delco Skydiver Killed In NJ Accident
Support is surging for the family of a 48-year-old Pennsylvania skydiver who was killed in a New Jersey accident last week. Tim Slachta, of Garnet Valley, died Wednesday, May 10 while jumping over Monroe Township. A seasoned jumper, Slachta leaves behind is wife, Sue, and their two boys. More than $2,800 had been raised as of Tuesday, May 16 on a GoFundMe for the family, launched by Slachta's friends. "Tim was a hallmark at Duffers Pub, Glen mills," the campaign reads. "Traveling was one of his many hobbies as well as outdoor sports with his sons. He passed on his love of winter spor…
Warren Hunterdon
News
Seasoned Skydiver, 37, Dies In Hunterdon County 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…
Nassau
Obituaries
'The World Lost A Great Guy': Former Rockville Centre Police Officer, Father Dies At Age 52
Ernest Ziegler Jr. lived life to the fullest, as evident from his many hobbies that included skydiving, motorcycle riding, fishing, boating, and scuba diving. Now loved ones are mourning the loss of the Long Island native and father of three following his death Tuesday, Aug. 16, at the age of 52, according to his obituary. Ziegler grew up in East Meadow and spent the last six years splitting his time between Lake Ariel, Pennsylvania, and Juno Beach, Florida. He was an experienced law enforcement officer, having worked as a US Border Patrol agent and officer in the New York City Police Depa…
Sussex
Police & Fire
Parachuter Flown To Hospital Following Sussex County Skydiving Accident, State Police Say
A parachuter was flown to the hospital following a skydiving accident in Sussex County, state police said. The parachuter got stuck in power lines at the Sussex Airport in Wantage around 9:35 a.m. on Saturday, August 13, NJSP Trooper Charles Marchan told DailyVoice.com. Troopers rescue the parachuter from the power lines as a medical helicopter landed near the scene to assist with transportation. The parachuter was then flown to a nearby hospital for treatment of unspecified injuries, Marchan said. Additional details were not released.
Northampton
News
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…
Sussex
Police & Fire
State Police: Woman, 26, Hospitalized In Sussex County Skydiving Accident
A 26-year-old woman was hospitalized after a skydiving accident in Sussex County Sunday morning, state police said. The Glassboro woman was injured while attempting to land at Skydive Sussex on Route 639 just before 10:50 a.m., NJSP Trooper Charles Marchan said. The woman was taken to Newton Medical Center for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.
Fairfield
Police & Fire
Connecticut 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…
East Dutchess
Lifestyle
After Catastrophic Accident, Skydiver Finds Lifesaving Help At WMC
A licensed pilot and experienced skydiver, Brian Moriarty is no stranger to taking a leap. “It’s the exhilaration, adrenaline, knowledge and skill necessary to take something so inherently dangerous and make it routine,” said Moriarty, who works as a paramedic. He describes skydiving as a meditative experience “where you are forced to focus on what is taking place in the moment and be consumed in it 110 percent.” In 2015, with 1,000 jumps under his belt, Moriarty embarked on what seemed to be a “routine and unremarkable” jump on a beautiful June day in upstate New York. “Everything I know…
Bridgeport
News
Top News In Bridgeport: DMV Worker Arrested, Best Friends Killed In Crash
FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. — The arrest of a DMV worker in Bridgeport on charges of stealing money and the death of two best friends in a head-on crash on Route 1 in Norwalk topped the week's news in Fairfield County. Here are the top stories of the week, as reported by Daily Voice: Kimberly Brown of Bridgeport was arrested after police said she stole $79,000 while working for the DMV by exploiting a loophole while registering cars. She was terminated and charged with first-degree larceny by defrauding a public community, and first-degree forgery. Two men were killed in a head-on two-car c…
Norwalk
News
Norwalk Resident Dies In Skydiving Accident In Florida
NORWALK, Conn. — A 25-year-old Norwalk resident died on Sunday as a result of a skydiving accident in Zephyrhills, Florida, according to the Tampa Bay Times. Joshua Butzke had jumped from a plane 13,500 feet in the air near the Zephyrhills Municipal Airport, and deployed his parachute at 3,500 feet, the Tampa Bay Times reported. However, his parachute began spiraling and he landed hard, resulting in the injuries that killed him, according to the Tampa Bay Times. First responders arrived on scene at around 4:20 p.m., and he was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead at 5:10 p.m., according t…
