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Northwestern DA Confirms Investigation Into Fatal Orange Skydiving Fall

A skydiving accident at an Orange jump site drew national and international news attention this week. A Boston man died in a fall during a jump on Sunday, July 12, according to the Northwestern District Attorney's Office, as reported by WCVB in a story headlined "Boston man dies in week…

ORANGE -- A Boston man died over the weekend in a fall during a skydiving jump in town, an incident now drawing coverage from Massachusetts television and news outlets as far away as India, which identified him as a young software engineer.

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"Boston man dies in weekend skydiving fall in Orange, Massachusetts", A Boston man died in a fall during a skydiving jump in town, according to the Northwestern District Attorney's Office. WCVB reports the fatal jump took place Sunday (read it at https://www.wcvb.com/article/boston-man-fatal-skydiving-fall-orange-massachusetts/72729050).
"Indian software engineer dies in Massachusetts skydiving accident", Diya TV identified the victim as a 28-year-old software engineer of Indian origin who had earned his skydiving license just days before the fatal jump at Jumptown Skydiving (read it at https://diyatvusa.com/indian-software-engineer-dies-in-massachusetts-skydiving-accident-days-after-earning-license/).

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