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Australian paratrooper dies during training accident

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A 50-year-old Special Forces soldier has died in what the Australian Defence Force (ADF) has described as a mid-air collision between two experienced paratroopers. The incident happened during training at the Jervis Bay Airfield on the New South Wales south coast. It's the second parachute-related death in two years with the ADF ordering a pause on all parachuting operations nationwide.
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