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Ian Azeredo of Ringwood had gone on 700 successful jumps. During his 300 days in the hospital, the trauma team at Morristown Medical worked wonders.

NorthJersey.com A North Jersey animal shelter is set to receive $25,000 from the Petco Foundation after a Ringwood couple’s adoption story finished second in the public vote for a national holiday campaign. Ian Azeredo said he is thankful that his story of adopting his dog, Otter, from St. Hubert’s Animal Welfare Center after a near-fatal skydiving accident in July 2019 earned a top prize. Azeredo and his wife, Linda Farkas, who chronicled the tale, chose the Madison shelter in spring 2020 after Azeredo’s release from nearby Morristown Medical Center. Azeredo said the Petco Foundation ...

NorthJersey.com RINGWOOD — A borough couple and their new best friend, Otter, are sharing their story of resurgence following a near-fatal skydiving accident to help a North Jersey animal shelter potentially win $25,000 from the Petco Foundation. Ian Azeredo, 34, and his wife, Linda Farkas, 30, adopted Otter, a young Labrador retriever and hound mix, from St. Hubert’s Animal Welfare Center in Madison this spring. While there are plenty of shelters closer to home, they chose St. Hubert’s for one key reason. “He spent two months in the ICU in Morristown," Farkas said. "And they wouldn't...