UPDATE: Man, 54, killed in N.J. skydiving accident identified by authorities

A skydiver plunged to his death in a Gloucester County neighborhood on Sunday afternoon, officials said.

A 54-year-old man who was in a plane that departed from Skydive Cross Keys was killed on Brookdale Boulevard in Monroe Township, a spokesman for the Gloucester County Prosecutor’s Office confirmed Monday morning.

The man is a resident of Monroe Township whose identity will be released later Monday, the spokesman said.

“The jumper was very experienced having over 1000 jumps to his credit. The skydiver’s parachute was deployed upon exiting the airplane,” Skydive Cross Keys said in a statement emailed to NJ Advance Media.

Neighbors told 6abc.com police were looking for the man’s main parachute in nearby backyards and the man’s reserve parachute was still attached to him when he was found.

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