Rescue tech who died in accident had chute tangle, lost track of height: report
OTTAWA — A military investigation report says an accident that killed a search and rescue technician near Yorkton, Sask., in March 2017 came after the man’s chute became twisted as he jumped in a low-level exercise.
It says Master Cpl. Alfred Barr waited too long to cut away his tangled main chute and deploy his reserve.
Barr, who was qualified as a jumper but relatively inexperienced, was taking part in an exercise involving a jump from a C-130 Hercules aircraft.
He had completed his semi-annual parachute emergency training two days before the accident.