Woman dies in NY skydiving incident
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NEW YORK - Police say a Florida woman died in an upstate skydiving incident over the weekend.
The New York State Police say that Karen Bernard, 59, of Wildwood was jumping out of a plane above County Highway 34 in the town of Westford.
Police say that a preliminary investigation revealed that Bernard had some sort of malfunction with her parachute.
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The investigation continues, according to troopers.
The name of the skydiving operation that was involved in the jump was not named.
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