Paratrooper from New York dies during training at Fort Bragg
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Gansevoort, New York, native Spc. Abigail Jenks was part of the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division. She was conducting a static-line jump from a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter at Sicily Drop Zone on Fort Bragg, North Carolina when the accident happened.
In a statement posted to Facebook, the 82nd Airborne Division issued a statement mourning the loss of Jenks. "Spc. Abigail Jenks was a creative, hardworking, and confident Paratrooper. Her love for art, animals, and her friends reverberated wherever she worked," Capt. Brian Norman, Jenks’ battery commander, said in the statement posted to Facebook. "Her compassion for fellow Paratroopers will be truly missed."More Related News