Skydiving fatality in Castelfranco di Sotto, Pisa, Italy, 13 April 2023

SFL-2023-015 · Cause: Under review

Unconfirmed Facts as reported in the sources below. This is not an official investigation.

Incident

Date
13.04.2023
Country
Italy
Place
Orentano, Castelfranco di Sotto, Pisa
Context
Military
Phase
Canopy flight

Jumper

Gender
Male
Age
49

Cause

Category
Under review
Contributing factors
Obstacle / off-landing

What happened

Folgore Brigade paratrooper (Sergente Maggiore Aiutante) on a training jump. His parachute opened normally; he came down in the garden of a house and may have been unconscious under canopy. A medical event was suspected and an autopsy ordered.

Sources

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