PETERSBURG, Va.—The Army is pointing to several safety lapses in the death of a Fort Lee soldier during a parachute training jump last year.
The 214-page report obtained by the Progress-Index says the March 4, 2010 jump in which Pvt. Anthony Milo parachuted into electrical power lines was “probably” survivable if safety regulations had been followed.
The 24-year-old parachute rigger from Colorado Springs, Colo., was alive after his parachute hit the lines but was unresponsive minutes later. An autopsy concluded he was electrocuted.
The Army says the jump was made during high winds, power lines should have been shut off and equipment wasn’t available to communicate with jumpers. It also says some jumpers did not attend a required safety briefing and some weren’t qualified for the positions they held that day.
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Information from: The Progress-Index,
