Army investigating after elite parachutist dies of injuries from training jump in Florida

The Army has launched an investigation after a member of its Golden Knights parachute team died from injuries he sustained during a training jump.

Army officials identified the parachutist as Sgt. 1st Class Michael Ty Kettenhofen, who joined the U.S. Army Golden Knights in 2020. He had jumped more than 1,000 times with the Army.

Sgt. Kettenhofen jumped on Monday, had a "hard landing" and died from his injuries on Tuesday, officials said.