Second man in a week dies at same skydiving facility
Police say 41-year-old David Richardson took off from "Skydive The Ranch" in Gardiner and hit the ground too hard when attempting to land.
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Jul 7, 2020, 10:31 AM
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Updated 1,523 days ago
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There has been another fatal skydiving accident in the Hudson Valley at the same facility in just seven days.
State police say 41-year-old David Richardson took off from "Skydive The Ranch" in Gardiner and hit the ground too hard when attempting to do a “swoop landing.”
He was pronounced dead at a hospital.
On June 28, William McCartin was found dead without his parachute after jumping out of a plane that took off from the same facility.
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