Alaska Paratrooper Collapses, Dies after Jump

Photo Credit: DVIDSHUBAn Alaska-based paratrooper has died after collapsing following a jump.

U.S. Army Alaska officials say in a release that the soldier died Thursday night at Providence Alaska Medical Center in Anchorage.

The statement says there’s no indication the soldier had a hard landing or that there was equipment failure during the parachute jump he completed prior to collapsing.

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