Two Soldiers Injured in an Accident in Tancos. Parachutes Were Rolled During Jump Exercise
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Two soldiers were injured after a fire "during the execution of a parachute jump", this Tuesday morning. They were assisted on site and sent to a hospital unit.
Two soldiers undergoing parachuting training were injured today after a jump during a training exercise in Tancos, the Army announced, adding that an investigation has been opened. The “incident” involved two sergeants, aged between 23 and 28, who were transported to the Abrantes hospital. According to a statement sent […] The content Two soldiers injured after parachute jump during training exercise in Tancos first appeared on Médio Tejo.
CNN Portugal knows that the victims are a second sergeant and a furriel. According to it was possible to determine, the parachutes rolled up in the last jump and the reserve parachutes will have been activated too late
The two soldiers aged between 23 and 28 were initially transported to the Abrantes Hospital, one of them was then transferred to Leiria. The Army opened a process of investigations
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