Special Forces soldier dies in parachute training
Posted by ONLANKA Newsroom on August 20, 2019 - 11:27 am
An Army Special Forces soldier who had been on parachute training at the Uhana Air Force Base in Ampara has died of a sudden fall, the Army said.
They said the officer had fallen from around 7,000 feet after his parachute failed to open properly.
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