Sunday, April 19, 2015

Skydiver suffers leg injury: Freefall Adventures at Cross Keys Airport (17N), Williamstown, Monroe Township, New Jersey

MONROE TWP. -- A skydiver was apparently injured late Saturday morning and suffered a broken femur bone, according to police dispatch.

The incident at Freefall Adventures, the Williamstown-based skydiving facility, was reported shortly before 11 a.m., according to emergency scanner reports, which indicated a fall victim needed to be airlifted from the site off North Tuckahoe Road.

A police dispatcher said Saturday afternoon that someone "took a hard fall," during the accident, but additional information was not available.

Freefall Adventures declined comment when reached by phone. Additional information will be added if released by authorities.

Almost exactly one year ago, an experienced skydiver from New York with 350 completed jumps died in an April 20, 2014 accident.

In October 2014, the company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, which typically allows businesses to reorganize financial assets while remaining open for business.