PLR 24-063 – Off-Duty Sports, Recreation and Physical Training Mishap Claims One Soldier's Life
A 38-year-old Sergeant First Class assigned to Fort Liberty, North Carolina, died in an off-duty sports, recreation and physical training mishap in Whiteville, Tennessee, at local. While on leave, the Soldier experienced a hard landing during a skydiving event. He was transported to the local hospital, where he was pronounced dead by the attending physician.
Since 2019, the Army has lost an average of 11 Soldiers a year to off-duty sports, recreation and physical training mishaps. This was the third off-duty sports, recreation and physical training mishap of FY24 and above the number of off-duty sports, recreation and physical training fatalities from this time last year.
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