Army A military woman dies in an accident during exercises in Santa Pola (Alicante)
Army Sergeant
Rafael Gallart Martínez
, 34, died this Thursday in a paratrooper jump into the water off the coast of Cartagena (Murcia) during the Special Operations course.
As reported by Army sources, the sergeant, a native of Hellín (Albacete), was a
student of the 65th Special Operations Course
and was participating in a jump into the water with his classmates.
Due to unknown circumstances, the security personnel in charge of recovering the jumpers have found him
unconscious, face down
.
Resuscitation techniques have been practiced and he has been evacuated to the hospital, where he has died.
The deceased had joined
the Army
as a
soldier in 2008
and was promoted to sergeant in July 2020 after entering the General Basic Academy for NCOs.
He was stationed at the
4th Legion 'Alejandro Farnesio' Tercio in Ronda
and had participated in missions in Afghanistan, the Central African Republic and Senegal.
He was in possession of a Cross of Military Merit with a White Badge.
The Army has conveyed its
condolences
and joined the pain of their family members and colleagues in the unit "in these tragic moments."
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