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Son of former Labor defence minister Joel Fitzgibbon was involved in incident during ‘routine’ training at airbase on Wednesday evening
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ADF soldier Jack Fitzgibbon, the son of former Labor defence minister Joel Fitzgibbon, has died after a parachute incident during a routine training activity in Sydney.
The lance corporal was injured on Wednesday night at the RAAF airbase at Richmond, about 50km north-west of Sydney’s CBD. He received first aid at the scene and was taken to Westmead hospital in a serious condition but later died from his injuries.
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