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Skydiver injured

A 40-year-old male skydiver on his first solo jump sustained an injury to his ankle following a hard landing on Sunday morning 21 July at 10:38. Netcare 911 responded to reports of the incident at a farm between Deneysville and Refengkgotso. The patient was found to be in a stable condition and once treated he …

A 40-year-old male skydiver on his first solo jump sustained an injury to his ankle following a hard landing on Sunday morning 21 July at 10:38.

Netcare 911 responded to reports of the incident at a farm between Deneysville and Refengkgotso.

The patient was found to be in a stable condition and once treated he was transported by Netcare 911 ambulance to hospital for further assessment.

Liezl Scheepers

Liezl Scheepers is editor of the Parys Gazette, a local community newspaper distributed in the towns of Parys, Vredefort and Viljoenskroon. As an experienced community journalist in all fields for the past 30 years, she has a passion for her community, and has been actively involved in several community outreach projects as part of Parys Gazette's team.

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