Paratrooper dies in Werawilla

11 February 2011 07:17 am Views - 6325

By Gandhya Senanayake

An experienced army paratrooper died around 10.30 am this morning in Werawilla during a freefall exercise at 8000 ft, due to a technical issue with his parachute, Major General Ubaya Madawela told Daily Mirror online

The paratrooper plummeted to the Werawilla tank after the soldier was injured due to the failure in the “Para”, Major General Ubaya Madawela said.

The postmortem of the soldier is being carried out. (Daily Mirror online)