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Military parachutist survives mid-air explosion after crashing into power lines and suffering electric shock
Woman crashes into high-voltage cables during training exercise in Sri Lanka
Onlookers heard an explosion and saw a huge flash of light during the incident
She was left with burns during the electric shock but miraculously survived
By Scott Campbell For Mailonline
Published: 14:02 BST, 9 May 2017 | Updated: 14:20 BST, 9 May 2017
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A military parachutist survived a mid-air explosion after crashing into high-voltage power lines and suffering en electric shock.
Onlookers heard a loud explosion as a huge flash of light emerged during the training exercise in Sri Lanka.
In terrifying footage the woman can be seen careering towards the lines but is unable to change her course.
Onlookers heard a loud explosion as a huge flash of light emerged during the training exercise in Sri Lanka
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Onlookers heard a loud explosion as a huge flash of light emerged during the training exercise in Sri Lanka
The horrifying moment the woman hit directly in to the high-voltage cables was caught on camera
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The horrifying moment the woman hit directly in to the high-voltage cables was caught on camera
She miraculously survived the incident but was left with burns caused by the electric shock from the cables
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She miraculously survived the incident but was left with burns caused by the electric shock from the cables
She then crashes directly in to the high-voltage cables and immediately explodes into a flash of light.
The woman eventually falls to the ground after working herself free from the parachute which is still tangled in the wires.
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Onlookers are then seen rushing to help the soldier, who was left burned from the electric shock but miraculously survived.
But it was not the only incident at the Kuda Oya Army Camp that day - with a male soldier taken to hospital alongside her after he broke his ankle following a bad landing.
The horrifying seconds before the woman hit into the power lines is pictured
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The horrifying moment before the woman hit into the power lines is pictured
The trooper is seen approaching the wires but is completely unable to change her course
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The trooper is seen approaching the wires but is completely unable to change her course
Army spokesman Brigadier Roshan Seneviratne said: 'Two soldiers, a male and a female, attached to the Kuda Oya Army Camp were injured during parachute training held at the Embilipitiya Army Training Camp.
'The female soldier had suffered minor burn injuries when she fell on a high tension wire while the male soldier had injured his ankle having made an incorrect landing.'
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Military parachutist survives mid-air explosion after crashing into power lines and suffering electric shock
Woman crashes into high-voltage cables during training exercise in Sri Lanka
Onlookers heard an explosion and saw a huge flash of light during the incident
She was left with burns during the electric shock but miraculously survived
By Scott Campbell For Mailonline
Published: 14:02 BST, 9 May 2017 | Updated: 14:20 BST, 9 May 2017
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A military parachutist survived a mid-air explosion after crashing into high-voltage power lines and suffering en electric shock.
Onlookers heard a loud explosion as a huge flash of light emerged during the training exercise in Sri Lanka.
In terrifying footage the woman can be seen careering towards the lines but is unable to change her course.
Onlookers heard a loud explosion as a huge flash of light emerged during the training exercise in Sri Lanka
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Onlookers heard a loud explosion as a huge flash of light emerged during the training exercise in Sri Lanka
The horrifying moment the woman hit directly in to the high-voltage cables was caught on camera
+5
The horrifying moment the woman hit directly in to the high-voltage cables was caught on camera
She miraculously survived the incident but was left with burns caused by the electric shock from the cables
+5
She miraculously survived the incident but was left with burns caused by the electric shock from the cables
She then crashes directly in to the high-voltage cables and immediately explodes into a flash of light.
The woman eventually falls to the ground after working herself free from the parachute which is still tangled in the wires.
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Onlookers are then seen rushing to help the soldier, who was left burned from the electric shock but miraculously survived.
But it was not the only incident at the Kuda Oya Army Camp that day - with a male soldier taken to hospital alongside her after he broke his ankle following a bad landing.
The horrifying seconds before the woman hit into the power lines is pictured
+5
The horrifying moment before the woman hit into the power lines is pictured
The trooper is seen approaching the wires but is completely unable to change her course
+5
The trooper is seen approaching the wires but is completely unable to change her course
Army spokesman Brigadier Roshan Seneviratne said: 'Two soldiers, a male and a female, attached to the Kuda Oya Army Camp were injured during parachute training held at the Embilipitiya Army Training Camp.
'The female soldier had suffered minor burn injuries when she fell on a high tension wire while the male soldier had injured his ankle having made an incorrect landing.'
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