October 1, 2011

1st October 2011

 SANDF parachutists hurt during airshow
 
Fourteen parachutists were injured during a mass jump at an airshow at the Waterkloof Air Force Base on Saturday, the SA National Defence Force said.
“It was a freak accident and we don't know what caused it,” spokesman Colonel Petrus Motlhabane said in a statement.
He said four of the parachutists were seriously injured and were airlifted to 1 Military Hospital where their conditions were stable.
Ten others suffered minor injuries and were also taken to hospital.

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