Negative drug tests recorded for personnel who packed Jack Fitzgibbon parachute before deadly jump

Defence says they carry out random drug testing on an ongoing basis and investigations into Fitzgibbon’s death continuing

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All defence personnel involved in packing and checking Lance Corporal Jack Fitzgibbon’s parachute before his tragic death had tested negative for prohibited substances, the Australian defence force says.

On Sunday the ABC reported six unidentified soldiers serving at the Royal Australian Air Force base in Richmond had “failed comprehensive drug screening in mid-February and early March” and were facing potential expulsion from the ADF.

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