THE START of Saturday's match between the Sydney Swans and West Coast was delayed by 10 minutes after a paratrooper crashed heavily in a frightening incident before the game.
Paramedics attended the man in the centre square at the SCG for several minutes before he was stretchered from the ground on a medical cart and taken to hospital by ambulance.
The Royal Australian Navy Red Beret, who was taking part in an Anzac Day ceremony pre-match, has a suspected broken pelvis.
The delay means that this evening's match between Gold Coast and North Melbourne has also been pushed back by five minutes so it doesn't overlap with the Swans-Eagles clash.
Not great scenes at the SCG, horrible landing pic.twitter.com/QuCqjrkpcc
— Adam Curley (@AdamCurleyMedia) April 23, 2016
Sky diver still on the ground, hope he's ok... crowd knew straight away he was in trouble, cheers quickly ceased when he landed heavily
— Adam Curley (@AdamCurleyMedia) April 23, 2016
Sky diver is on the medi-cart getting applause as he leaves ground... seems ok no real panic by his fellow divers
— Adam Curley (@AdamCurleyMedia) April 23, 2016
Straight into the waiting ambulance... phew that was not nice to watch!
— Adam Curley (@AdamCurleyMedia) April 23, 2016
The AFL is wishing the paratrooper who crash landed at the SCG a full and speedy recovery.
— AFL House (@AFL_House) April 23, 2016
