Skydiving Crash Leaves 2 Hurt

Men injured after jumps miss the mark -- land in trees

Things went wrong for a pair of skydivers in South Jersey Friday night.

Two seperate jumpers were hurt after their chutes became entangled in some trees around 8:30 in Williamstown.

It all happened at Freefall Adventures -- the same skydiving facility where a Delaware County mayor fell to his death about three months ago.

The men landed at 222 Hewitt Street -- a couple hundred feet from the airstrip. After crashing into the trees they had a rough landing on the ground, cops said.

The men were experienced jumpers, the owner of Freefall Adventures said.

They were medevaced to Cooper Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, police said.

It wasn't clear why the men were jumping so late in the day.


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