Cop faints in mid-air, loses control of parachute, falls on house roof in Taiping


The cop being treated for his injuries on the house roof before being brought down.

IPOH: A policeman fainted in mid-air and lost control of his parachute during a training exercise and then fell on a house roof in Taiping.

The 33-year-old was injured after he fell on the roof of a house on Jalan Laksamana Asam Kumbang, Taiping, at about 11am on Friday (Oct 26), said a Fire and Rescue Department’s spokesperson.

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