May 28 (UPI) -- A member of the Navy's elite skydiving team died Sunday when his parachute failed to open during a demonstration jump over the Hudson River in New Jersey, the Navy said.
The fall happened when the Leap Frogs conducted a jump into Jersey City's Liberty State Park in celebration of Navy Fleet Week activities for New York Harbor, Rear Admiral John C. "Jack" Scorby Jr. said at a news conference.