Beloved skydiver, mentor, succumbs to injuries in mid-air collision in Massachusetts skies

On October 4, 2025, veteran skydiver Robert “Rob” Szabo, 62, of Connecticut, suffered a mid-air collision with another jumper during a routine glide at Jumptown Skydiving in Orange, Massachusetts, landing under a functioning parachute but with severe injuries. Airlifted to UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester, MRI scans revealed a grave prognosis leading to the …