WILKES-BARRE (WOLF) — We're learning more about the 74-year-old man from New Jersey who died after a skydiving accident in Monroe County over the weekend.
Ed Harney of Paramus, New Jersey died yesterday after he jumped out of a plane to sky dive.
We’re told it wasn’t his first time jumping with the Stroudsburg based Sky’s The Limit Center in Monroe County.
Close friends of Harney tell FOX56, at 74 years old, Harney spent the warm months skydiving and the winters skiing.
A table with flowers at the Route 46 Chrysler Jeep Dodge dealership in Little Falls where he worked paid tribute to Harney.
Friends told police that Harney was an experienced sky diver who just received his jumping gear from being serviced prior to his jump.
Police say Harney has jumped multiple times at Sky’s the Limit, and was accompanied by three other experienced jumpers.
Harney and three other jumpers along with a pilot traveled approximately 14,000 feet before all other people jumped together from the plane.
It was at approximately 6,000 feet when all parts broke apart from one another.
Officials believe that Harney’s first parachute opened, but began to spiral until his parachute separated, resulting in his fall into the woods.
Today, staff from Sky’s the Limit wrote in a social media post: “Yesterday was a very sad day. We lost a member of our skydiving family. Goodbye to one of the most beautiful gentlemen Sky’s the Limit, had the pleasure of knowing for many years and was honored to be a apart of his life. Our hearts, prayers and thoughts are with his family. Blue skies, we will miss you very much. Many thanks to everyone who has reached out with love and support.”
The Federal Aviation Administration provided a statement to FOX56: "Investigations of skydiving events are limited to inspecting the packing of the parachute, reserve parachute, and rules of flight for the pilot and aircraft. The FAA does not investigate to determine the cause of the event."
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