Sri Lankan Air Force official killed in a parachute exercise in Ampara

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COLOMBO, 20 March, 2021 (TON): During an air exercise, an officer of the Sri Lanka Air Force was killed when his parachute got entangled with the parachute of another airman, the Air Force official said.

The accident occurred during a parachute jumping training exercise in Ampara, in the Eastern Province, the official said.

The parachutes of the two airmen collided over 8,000 feet in the sky, he added.

The deceased officer was identified as a 34-year-old Squadron Leader of the Sri Lanka Air Force. However, other Air Force man sustained injuries and was rushed to the Ampara Hospital, reports said.

 

 

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