PETAWAWA, Ont. — Ontario provincial police have released the name of a parachutist who died in a fall on Sunday evening in eastern Ontario.
Police say 29-year-old Betiana Namambwe Mubili of Petawawa was conducting a solo jump and had an issue with her parachute.
Mubili landed in a field near the Pembroke Airport and died of her injuries in hospital a short time later.
Her father told CTV News that his daughter worked as a medic in the Canadian military.
The OPP says the investigation into the incident continues and the Transportation Safety Board has been notified.
The Canadian Press
