Jack Scorby's Dichotomy

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A U.S. Navy's elite skydiving demonstration parachutist fell dead while performing on Sunday after his parachute malfunctioned in a New York Harbor's annual Fleet Week Festival aerial exhibition.
A coast guard personnel took the parachutist from the water near the Hudson River right after the tragic incident. There were thousands of spectators watching the show from Liberty State Park in Jersey City, New Jersey.
Rear Admiral Jack Scorby told a news conference outside the hospital that the skydiver, who was a Navy SEAL commando serving as a parachutist of the U.S. Navy Parachute Team, the Leap Frogs, died at the Jersey City Medical Center.
The parachutist's identity was not revealed to the public until his family approves of the reveal.
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