California citizen explains the 3rd Amendment to intrusive British soldier:

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https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/california-british-army-parachutist-roof-b1882602.html

British army parachutist crashes through roof of California home

‘Who lands like that without a parachute and lives?’, says neighbour

Helen Elfer
20 hours ago

A British soldier came crashing through the roof of a southern California home after his parachute failed to open during training.

Shocked locals rushed to call the emergency services when they saw him hurtling out of the sky in free-fall.

The parachutist had jumped from a plane at 15,000ft while part of a group training exercise conducted from nearby Camp Roberts, a California national guard base.

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[Lovie777]

1. WOW . ..

I hope both are ok.

[Haggard Celine]

2. Raining men

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[sl8]

3. Nice! n/t

[brewens]

4. Did his chute fail to open at all or just not properly? If it popped out but was tangled up,

it would still help some. Like those streamer model rockets. The streamer slows them down enough so they don't break when they hit.

[sl8]

5. Another article says that the main chute failed to open,

but that the reserve chute was deployed.

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/british-soldier-survives-15000-foot-fall-parachute-fails-open-b945324.html