The way the 27-year-old commando SYOP fell is the focus of the investigations of the authorities, to determine the exact cause of injury on duty and during training on Monday afternoon in the sea area of Akamas.
Specifically, as reported to the Cyprus Times by the spokesman of the Ministry of Defence, Christos Pieris, who was asked to answer about the circumstances of the accident, he clarified that according to the first indications the commando seems to have fallen into the sea in a wrong way and not as is usual in similar exercises.
"Young cruisers usually fall from a height with a vertical course in the water, i.e. feet down. In this case, we are investigating what went wrong and SYOP fell in a different way resulting in his injury," he said."
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It is recalled as reported in a previous post that the commando who after falling from a helicopter into the water - on the basis of a scenario - lost consciousness, has spinal fractures and swelling in his head, and his condition remains critical.
Also, as Pieris notes, and always in accordance with preliminary investigations and indications, the SYOP "left from normal altitude before ending up in the sea". However, as the Cyprus Times is informed, the investigations are also focusing on the possibility that the unfortunate 27-year-old lost consciousness during the fall, or suffered any other heart problem before ending up in the water.
While the commando is fighting for his life while being intubated in the Nicosia General Hospital's ICU, an investigation ordered by the Ministry of Public Security is ongoing, immediately after the accident. He is expected to be informed in writing about the causes within the next few hours.
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