GARDINER – For the second time in a little more than a week, a skydiver in Gardiner was killed in a skydiving incident.
State Police said that at about 5:40 p.m. on Sunday, July 5, a skydiver sustained injuries when he made a hard landing at 55 Sand Hill Road in Gardiner. Police said David Richardson, 41, of Gardiner was attempting a “swoop landing” when he landed at a high rate of speed.
He was transported to Westchester Medical Center via Lifenet where he died of his injuries.
On Sunday, June 28, William McCartin, 40, of New York City attempted a skydive from Gardiner and when he hit the ground, he was not wearing his parachute. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
