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John Dunne

UNCOVERED: British army red devil parachutist died in unplanned manoeuvre says coroner - The Untold Story

An officer in the British Army's Red Devils parachute display team plunged to his death after becoming entangled with another jumper in an unplanned manoeuvre, a coroner has concluded.

Sergeant Major Dean Walton, 36, from Gosport died at an aerodrome in Seville, Spain, on 14 October 2022 after a collision with Nirmal Purja mid-air during a training jump.

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