An Australian Army soldier has been killed and another has been injured after a parachute training exercise went horribly wrong on the NSW South Coast.
The Australian Defence Force confirmed the tragedy occurred during a parachuting training course at Jervis Bay Airfield on Monday night.
Another soldier was also injured, but did not require hospitalisation.
'We request that the privacy of Defence members and families is respected at this time,' an ADF statement read.
'Defence will provide further updates when possible.'
The latest tragedy comes just two years after Lance Corporal Jack Fitzgibbon, the son of former Defence Minister and Labor MP Joel Fitzgibbon, tragically died following a parachuting incident during a military training exercise.
Lance Corporal Fitzgibbon, 33, suffered critical head injuries during a parachuting drill at the Richmond RAAF Base in Sydney's north-west In March 2024.
He was rushed to Westmead Hospital, where he later succumbed to his injuries.
More to come.