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Parachutist saves life of falling comrade after
chute accident
A parachuting Romanian soldier saved the life
of a jumping comrade after they collided and his chute failed.
Gheorghe Cosman managed to grab hold of his
comrade just 60 metres off the ground and land on one chute.
The extra weight made the landing heavy and
both he and Costel Gheorghe suffered fractures.
They are stable in hospital in Buzau.
They were taking part in an exercise involving
jumping with wing parachutes. Costel saw his chute get tangled
up when they collided because of poor weather.
Story filed: 17:47 Sunday 25th November 2001
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