U.S. Airman Falls Into Gulf During a Training Exercise and Is Still Missing
The airman’s parachute deployed and was seen treading water, but hasn’t been seen since.
By Kyle Mizokami
Nov 6, 2019
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joseph Pick
A U.S. Air Force airman fell out of a special operations transport during an exercise.
The airman, who fell from a c-130 aircraft, was last seen alive and treading in the water.
So far, the pilot hasn't been found and the search for the missing airman continues.
A U.S. Air Force airman serving with a special operations unit is missing after he accidentally fell out of a transport plane into the Gulf of Mexico. The airman was last seen “treading waterâ€. “Dozens†of U.S. Air Force and Coast Guard airplanes and helicopters are reportedly searching an area south of Hurlburt Field, Florida.
The incident took place last night. According to The Aviationist, which has an excellent roundup on the situation, an airman from the 24th Special Operations Wing at Hurlburt Field Florida fell out of a C-130 cargo plane ten miles off the coast of Florida. Air Force Magazine reports the airman, “was participating in a static-line jump as part of a training event when he exited the aircraft about four miles south of Hurlburt.â€
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