Authorities release identity of man who died in skydiving incident
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A 28-year-old man from Boston died following a skydiving accident in Orange this past weekend.
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AI GeneratedA 28-year-old man from Boston, Manishandra Teja Gautam, died following a skydiving accident at Jumptown Skydiving in Orange. The incident occurred Sunday afternoon when a sudden gust of wind caused him to fall from approximately 30 feet. He was pronounced dead after being transported to a hospital.
We have information on this weekend's deadly skydiving accident in Orange.
The victim has been identified as 28-year-old Manishandra Teja Gautam of Boston.
Police on Sunday responded to the accident at Jumptown Skydiving around 4 in the afternoon.
A preliminary investigation found he fell to the ground from a height of about 30 feet
when an unexpected gust of wind interfered with his parachute.
He was brought to a hospital where he was later pronounced dead.
The accident is under investigation by state police and the official cause of death
will be determined by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.