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Reported Skydiver Incident Near I-395 in Plainfield Remains Unconfirmed

A Crime Radar dispatch transcript describes a report of a possible skydiving accident near exit 28 Tuesday. Whether an accident occurred, responders located anyone or anyone was injured remains unconfirmed.

By Eastern CT NewsPublished Oct 29, 2026 · 8:13 AMUpdated Oct 29, 2026 · 8:13 AM

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Oct 29, 2026, 8:13 AM Eastern · Article first published
A Crime Radar dispatch transcript describes a report of a possible skydiving accident near exit 28 Tuesday. Whether an accident occurred, responders located anyone or anyone was injured remains unconfirmed.

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The Crime Radar entry is timestamped October 27, 2026, at 21:59 UTC (5:59 p.m. Eastern).
The source is an automatically generated dispatch transcript, not an official incident report.
The occurrence of an accident, injuries and response outcome have not been independently confirmed.

Article publication dates are not incident dates. Read the full report for the event chronology, scheduled milestones and unresolved questions. We do not infer an outcome from a scheduled date.

Related file image for: Reported Skydiver Incident Near I-395 in Plainfield Remains Unconfirmed — Related file photo — not the actual incident or event. Illustrative file photograph — Masur / Wikimedia Commons. Poland, May 2010; not the Plainfield incident.

PLAINFIELD — A dispatch recording listed by Crime Radar at 5:59 p.m. Tuesday, October 27, describes a caller’s report of a possible skydiving accident near northbound Interstate 395, just past exit 28.

The platform’s automatically generated transcript describes three people skydiving, with one reportedly striking the ground, possibly in nearby woods.

Eastern CT News has not independently confirmed that an accident occurred, whether responders located anyone, or whether anyone was injured. Crime Radar labels its transcript and summary as automatically generated dispatch information, not an official report.

Photo note: The accompanying illustrative file photograph shows parachuting practice in Poland in May 2010. It is used for illustration only and does not show Plainfield, this reported incident or anyone involved.

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Crime Radar — Plainfield CT Law Dispatch entry and automatically generated transcript · 2026-10-27 Stock photograph: Masur / Wikimedia Commons — public-domain parachuting practice photo, May 2010 · 2010-05

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Reported Skydiver Incident Near I-395 in Plainfield Remains Unconfirmed

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