DWDD: FREAK ACCIDENT II Airman Dies in Parachuting Exercise

From DWDD AFP Civil Relations Service Radio Website (Apr 7): FREAK ACCIDENT II Airman Dies in Parachuting Exercise
       

SUBIC BAY, Zambales (DWDD)  – A Filipino participant in the joint Philippine-US Balikatan exercises died following a “freak” accident during one of the event’s exercises in Subic.

According to Capt. Celeste Frank Sayson, Public Affairs Officer of the Joint Balikatan Media Bureau, soldier landed at the nearby sea of Subic airport, it was more or less 30 feet deep, due to “wind drag” while conducting proficiency parachute jump exercise.

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“We call it a freak accident. He was supposed to land in a landing zone [at the airport] but he was carried by the wind packet and landed at the sea,” Sayson added.

In a separate inquiry, the airman was identified as A2C Jover Dumansi of the 710^th Special Operations Wing (SPOW) of the Philippine Air Force, who graduated from his Basic Military Training in 2011.

A pre-positioned force-protection team at the drop zone took 15 minutes to rescue the soldier, who was among the first 10 of 20 paratroopers to jump in the exercise.

Responders conducted “first aid treatment to revived him [and] after five minutes he was brought to Unihealth Baypoint Hospital for medical treatment.” He was confirmed dead 05:25 p.m..

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