Video shows scary moment 2 paratroopers get hurt in hard parachute landing at Arizona game
Video shows scary moment 2 paratroopers get hurt in hard parachute landing at Arizona game
Two paratroopers were injured after a rough landing that was caught on video at a baseball game in Arizona.
The parachute landing was part of a pregame ceremony at the University of Arizona's Hi Corbett Field in Tucson, Arizona, during Arizona Baseball Military Appreciation Night on Saturday.
Video shared on social media shows one soldier donning an Arizona Wildcat flag descending rapidly before rolling over upon impact. A second man flying a U.S. flag then follows suit in another brutal landing while the concerned crowd is heard in the background.
First responders quickly transported the pair so they could be treated for their injuries, the Tucson Fire Department confirmed on X.
One of the men suffered a dislocated shoulder and the other suffered a back injury but both are expected to make a full recovery, university spokesperson Jason Corriher told USA TODAY on Sunday.
Cause of hard landing under investigation
The safety team who organized the landing is looking into what caused the rough landing at the ceremony, according to Corriher.
"Wind limits were not beyond their standards at the time of their jump so they are still looking into what actually occurred," Corriher said.
However, Corriher said the parachute safety organizer "more or less chalked it up to just terrible luck."
'Our thoughts and prayers are with the paratroopers injured during tonight's pregame ceremony," the Arizona baseball team wrote on X after the incident. "Thank you for your service to our nation, and thank you to the first responders on site who provided their assistance."
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