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Rochester Man Dies In Skydiving Accident

April 24, 2017

ORLEANS COUNTY, NY – Spectrum News reports that there was a fatal skydiving accident in the Orleans County Town of Barre on Saturday. Officials say that a 30 year old Rochester man was found dead near an airport, after jumping out of a plane, officials with the Orleans County Sheriff’s Office and the FAA are investigating to see if it was a medical issue or an equipment failure situation that caused the man’s death.

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