Fort Bragg parachutist dies after Chicago air show accident
CHICAGO (WTVD) — A Fort Bragg soldier who extensively served our country overseas died Sunday from injuries suffered in a midair collision with another jumper during a stunt at the Chicago Air & Water Show.Thirty-two-year-old Sergeant First Class Corey Hood died at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago, said Mario Johnson, a Cook County medical examiner’s investigator.
The Army said the team was doing a mass formation Saturday, and while they were trying to do a break-away, Hood collided with a Navy skydiver and was knocked unconscious. The wind carried him four blocks away.
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