Report: Navy SEAL who died in freak parachute accident faced multiple malfunctions | NEWSREP

On May 2017, Special Warfare Operator (SEAL) 1st Class Remington J. Peters plunged to his death during a parachute jump demonstration in New York City. It was New York Fleet Week, and Peters was a member of the Leap Frogs, the U.S. Navy’s (USN) elite parachute demonstration team. And now it has been revealed that the SEAL’s death was due to multiple malfunctions. According to documents obtained by Military.com via the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), Peters’ main parachute and reserve parachute lines became entangled during the jump.