Woman dies in NY skydiving incident

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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