Paratrooper misses target, crashes on house roof

A female paratrooper from the 306 Military Unit was off target and landed on a resident’s roof in Wattay-Noy village, Sikhottabong district, during regular training at Vientiane’s Wattay International Airport on Wednesday.
According to the unit, most of the paratroopers touched down safely on the target, but one landed on a house roof and sustained some injuries.
The unit said there might have been a technical problem with the parachute as she couldn’t pull the break loops and control her descent.
The surprised house owner told Vientiane Times she wasn’t at home when the incident occurred. Her roof sustained some damage, but she was more worried about the paratrooper who was lucky not to be seriously injured.
The paratrooper training aims to prepare the military unit for rescue missions in emergencies such as helping people affected by natural disasters.

By Times Reporters
(Latest Update August 16, 2019)