(UDHAYAM, COLOMBO) – The Defence Ministry Media Unit has said that 05 sky divers had landed in sea during Independence Day rehearsals, today (03).
The media unit adds that Navy officers had subsequently rescued the sky divers.
Meanwhile, it is also reported that an Air Force officer injured during a parachute jump for the Independence Day rehearsals, has been admitted to the Colombo National Hospital ICU with severe injuries.