ORANGE — A 28-year-old man from Boston has died following a skydiving accident at Jumptown Skydiving on Sunday afternoon.
According to Melissa Sippel, spokesperson for the Northwestern District Attorney’s Office, a preliminary investigation indicates that the man fell to the ground from a height of approximately 30 feet when a gust of wind interfered with his parachute. He was transported to Athol Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.
The incident, which occurred at around 4 p.m., remains under investigation by the Massachusetts State Police Detective Unit assigned to the Northwestern District Attorney’s Office, the Massachusetts State Police Crime Scene Services Section and the Orange Police Department.
The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner will determine the cause of death.
This latest incident comes less than a year after the death of Robert Szabo, 62, of Connecticut, in October 2025. Szabo died three days after he was injured in a midair collision with another experienced skydiver at Jumptown Skydiving.
A voicemail and email to Jumptown Skydiving were not returned on Monday.