An Army Special Forces soldier who had been on parachute training at the Uhana Air Force Base in Ampara has died of a sudden fall.
The Army spokesman Brigadier Sumith Atapattu stated that this soldier was engaged in a parachute training at the Air Force Base this morning.
During the training, he had fallen down when the parachute did not operate properly.
The Army spokesman stated that the soldier who was seriously injured died on admission to hospital.
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