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Police on the scene where a skydiver crashed into a New Jersey family's back yard. The parachute stayed on the ground after the man was rushed to the hospital.

(screengrab from NBC 10 video)

Arkady Shenker, 49, plummeted into the back yard of a southern New Jersey home around 2 p.m. He was wearing a specialized "wing suit" which lets skydivers maneuver forward while they descend, The Associated Press reported.

Shenker died later at Kennedy Hospital after crashing into the yard of the Dye family of Washington Township.

The family was having their annual Easter egg hunt when they noticed a group of skydivers above, which is a regular sight in the area according to WPVI.

"I saw the jumpers. Then I noticed one, and he kind of looked like he was conscious. He was just spinning," said Annie Marie Dye.

"We saw him coming down. He was going around and around and the chute was here and he was here," said witness Lamont Dye. "As soon as I saw that, I knew he was in trouble."

Neighbors rushed to help the unconscious but still breathing Shenker. He died about an hour and half later after paramedics rushed him to the hospital, the New York Post reported.

Shenker has been described as an experienced skydiver with more than 350 jumps. He and 15 others went up in a plane from the Freefall Adventures skydiving company.

"Our skydives are made from 13,500 feet, 35% higher than our competition," says a statement on the company website.

NBC 10 Philadelphia reported more skydivers jumped within hours of Shenker's accident.

WPVI noted that this was not the first accident at Freefall Adventures. In 2011, Scott Shields, the mayor of Rutledge, Delaware County who was also an experienced jumper, died during a jump.

Freefall Adventures said they had no comment at this time.

Watch the video report from NBC 10 below.