August 09, 2022, 07:06 PM
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[UPDATE on Aug. 9 at 7:25pm: Defence minister Ng Eng Hen said the parachutist, 3WO Jeffrey Heng, is alert and conscious, in stable condition, and is receiving medical attention.]
The 2022 National Day Parade kickstarted at around 5:30pm on Tuesday (Aug. 9) at The Float @ Marina Bay as Singapore celebrates its 57th birthday.
However, things didn't quite go as planned as 3WO Jeffrey Heng, one of the members of the Red Lions parachute team, suffered a rough landing during the parade itself.
Gif adapted from NDPeeps/YouTube.
Gasps were heard among the spectators after the incident.
The NDP livestream immediately cut to a few wide shots of The Float.
Attended by medics
A Mothership reader who was a spectator at the parade shared a video of Heng being attended to by medics.
He was later carried away in a stretcher.
Mothership has reached out to the Ministry of Defence for updates.
Top image screenshots via NDPeeps' YouTube livestream.
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