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One parachutist takes hard fall as Red Lions begin test jumps
Medical staff tending to the parachutist who took a hard fall in Bishan. He was stretchered off the field.TNP PHOTO: CHONG JUN LIANG
One of the Red Lions preparing to land in Buona Vista.TNP PHOTO: CHONG JUN LIANG
JEAN IAU, GABRIELLE NG & CHONG JUN LIANG
Jul 16, 2021 06:00 am
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Lucky residents in some neighbourhoods were treated to a parachuting display yesterday, as the Red Lions started test jumps over various parts of the heartland in preparation for the National Day Parade (NDP).
But one parachutist took a hard fall and had to be stretchered off during an afternoon jump in Bishan. The skydiver, who was parachuting onto a field near Junction 8 mall at about 2pm, had a flag attached to him that got caught in the grass as he was about to land.
SINGAPORE - Residents were treated to a parachuting display on Thursday (July 15) as the Red Lions began conducting test jumps over various parts of the heartland in preparation for the National Day Parade (NDP).
Yellow barriers and a tent had been set up around a field across the road from the Ghim Moh Road Market & Food Centre and military personnel lined the area.
At about 9.15am, a crowd of about 40 people looked up and pointed as five Red Lions appeared as specks dropping from an aircraft high in the sky, before opening their parachutes and drifting down to the field.