Air Force female soldier died after parachuting training accident

According to reports, a female soldier died while parachuting at the Royal Air Force (RAF) base.

Every British Broadcasting CorporationLast Friday, the female soldier died after participating in a free-fall parachute jump at the Royal Air Force Weston-on-the-Green in Oxfordshire.

Air Force spokesperson told Oxford Post: “We can confirm the death of a service member in RAF Weston Green. At this time, our hearts are with family, friends and colleagues.

“The incident is under investigation, and it is not appropriate to comment further at this stage.”

It is not clear whether the female soldier died due to a malfunction or any other reason. The Ministry of Defense (MoD) did not provide information on the cause of death.

The Ministry of Defense did not release more details about the female soldier, including her age.

It is understood that the British Parachuting Association is investigating the cause of death. Daily mail.

In its report, Daily mail Quoting unconfirmed reports, the waitress was in her early 30s and had jumped with tandem skydiving-the novice was connected to the coach through a seat belt.

Weekly newspaper Officials from the Royal Air Force Weston-on-the-Green and the British Parachuting Association have been contacted for comments.

The Royal Air Force Weston-on-the-Green is used as a landing area for free-fall parachute training for British soldiers.

Pilots also use the field to practice low-altitude flight, which is essential for demanding operators.

It is one of the few bases in the UK that still has the original buildings that existed before the establishment of the Royal Air Force.

Deaths and accidents at skydiving locations are extremely rare in the UK. The British Skydiving Association stated that “since 1990, the total death rate for tandem skydiving is approximately 0.12 per 100,000 skydiving (one in 800,000).”

It increases the death rate for novices “about three or four jumps per 100,000 (1 in 28,000).

When incidents involving near deaths and injuries do occur in the UK, they will be widely reported by the media.

In April 2015, Victoria Cilliers survived an almost deadly 4,000-foot jump from an airplane over Wiltshire, and then launched an investigation.

The British Skydiving Association investigated the incident and found that the equipment of experienced skydivers was damaged.

Then the police investigated Pointing to her husband Emile Cilliers As a suspect of sabotage.

In 2018, The jury found guilty of British Army Sergeant Silears Attempted to murder his wife by tampering with her parachute.

He was later sentenced to at least 18 years in prison.