Experienced skydiver who completed thousands of jumps dies after accident in Pennsylvania Frank Kansco, 35, was found unresponsive in landing area of a Skydiving Center He was taken to Lehigh Valley Hospital - Cedar Crest, where he later died An autopsy is due for Wednesday to establish his cause of death, police said Kansco was an experienced skydiver, having completed thousands of jumps He worked at the Sky's the Limit Skydiving Center as a coach and videographer By Charlotte Mitchell For Mailonline Published: 14:34 BST, 7 July 2021 | Updated: 14:34 BST, 7 July 2021 Viewcomments An experienced skydiver who completed thousands of jumps has died following an accident in Pennsylvania. Frank Kansco, 35, was found unresponsive in the landing area of Sky's the Limit Skydiving Center in East Stroudsburg, where he worked, at about 2:30 p.m. on Monday, police said. The Staten Island native was taken by helicopter to Lehigh Valley Hospital - Cedar Crest, where he later died. An autopsy is due to be conducted on Wednesday to determine Kansco's cause of death, authorities said. The incident is being investigated by Pennsylvania State Police and the FAA. Kansco was an experienced skydiver who had completed thousands of jumps, according to police. His parents said he had been working as a coach and videographer at Sky's the Limit for about five years. A man described as being 'like a cat with nine lives' has died following a skydiving accident in Pennsylvania. Frank Kansco, 35, was found unresponsive in the landing area of Sky's the Limit Skydiving Center in East Stroudsburg, where he worked, at about 2:30 p.m. on Monday, police said An autopsy is due to be conducted on Wednesday to determine Kansco's cause of death, authorities said. The incident is being investigated by Pennsylvania State Police and the FAA Frank Kansco Sr. and his wife Gina told the New York Daily News that their son was an adrenaline junkie who loved parachuting, riding motorcycles and skydiving. 'That was his thing: living for excitement,' his father said. He had wracked up his fair share of injuries, including a broken neck sustained in a car accident, but always recovered and returned to his hobbies, his mother said. 'He was like a cat with nine lives,' she added. Kansco was a member of Ironworkers Local 40 and contributed to the construction of the Freedom Tower in Lower Manhattan, his parents said. Kansco was an experienced skydiver who had completed thousands of jumps, according to police He owned three motorcycles, one of which he built from scratch, having majored in automotive restoration at Pennsylvania's Wyo Tech-Blairsville. His parents said they were on a motorcycle trip to Rhode Island when they got the news that Kansco, the second oldest of three children, had died. 'They put the doctor on the phone and she said, 'He's in surgery and they're doing everything that they can,' his mom said. One friend wrote in a tribute on Kansco's Facebook page that he 'exited strong and epic'. 'Other than dying in our sleep it's about the best we can hope for. See you on the other side.' Kansco's death is the second skydiving fatality in eastern Pennsylvania in recent months. In April, 74-year-old Edward Harney died after his parachute somehow separated from him during a 14,000-foot jump. Kansco's parents said he had been working as a coach and videographer at Sky's the Limit for about five years Read more: Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site (dailymail) and under his responsibility