warpedskydiver 0 #1 July 15, 2007 Military paratroopers float into prison yard By DEEDEE CORRELL THE GAZETTE July 15, 2007 - 1:03AM Prison workers saw an unusual sight in the pre-dawn hours Thursday — 25 military paratroopers floating down in the restricted airspace over the Fremont Correctional Facility. They landed in a cornfield on prison grounds, carrying rifles with rubber bullets, after missing their intended target of the Fremont County Airport. “As unusual as the incident was,” Colorado Department of Corrections spokeswoman Katherine Sanguinetti said, prison workers weren’t very alarmed. “It was pretty apparent they were military,” she said. But it remains unclear which branch of the military they were with. The paratroopers identified themselves as being with the Department of Defense, but wouldn’t tell prison staff which branch they were with. Army and Air Force officials denied knowledge of the incident. A spokesman for the 10th Special Forces at Fort Carson said it didn’t appear any units had filed a report required when troops miss their drop zone. An airport manager did not return a message Saturday. Sanguinetti said staff patrolling the perimeter of the prison first saw the paratroopers about 4:50 a.m. “They spotted them right before they hit the ground,” she said. The paratroopers said “they landed there accidentally. They got blown off-course,” Sanguinetti said. They said they meant to land at the county airport, about three miles to the east. Trucks arrived within a half-hour to pick up the troopers, she said Quote So does anyone know what really happened here? Dan?, Matthew? Scott? ...anyone? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites SarahC07 0 #2 July 15, 2007 See BillyVance's "Oops" post... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites warpedskydiver 0 #3 July 15, 2007 ok Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0
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