Skydiver, 54, who ‘made more than 1,000 jumps’ plunges to his death in New Jersey neighborhood after his parachute failed to open
- Unidentified man, 54, fell to his death in a neighborhood in Monroe Township, New Jersey on Sunday
- He leaped from a plane operated by Skydive Cross Keys just after 5:30pm
- Police say a parachute failed to deploy after he jumped out of the plane
An experienced skydiver whose parachute failed to deploy after he jumped out of a plane on Sunday afternoon fell to his death in a central New Jersey neighborhood.
The unidentified man, 54, was found dead in Monroe Township just after 5:30pm on Sunday.
‘I heard a thud, we thought a car hit somebody then I saw this white thing lying there,’ Rosemary Ilgenfritz told WPVI-TV.
‘It’s traumatizing,’ said Kayla Maure.
The image above shows what appears to be a parachute at the scene where a skydiver fell to his death in Monroe Township, New Jersey on Sunday evening
Investigators are seen above at the scene in Monroe Township on Sunday
‘I didn’t see it happen, just seeing his body there is traumatizing.
‘Neighbors in the Brookdale development were horrified and quickly called 911.’
While the victim was surrounded by a parachute, police say that the backup chute was still attached to him when he hit the ground.
Neighbors said that they saw another skydiver leap from the same plane at around the same time as the accident.
The victim leaped out of an airplane that took off from Skydive Cross Keys, the company that operates skydiving jumps.
A spokesperson for the company told WCAU-TV that the skydiver made more than 1,000 jumps in his career.
The victim leaped out of an airplane that took off from Skydive Cross Keys, the company that operates skydiving jumps. A spokesperson for the company told WCAU-TV that the skydiver made more than 1,000 jumps in his career