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IDF to probe Independence Day air show accident that left 2 gravely hurt
By Yuval Azoulay and Yigal Hai

The army will open an investigation today into yesterday's skydiving accident, in which one of the dozens of paratroopers taking part in the Independence Day air extravaganza drifted toward the audience and hurt himself and nine spectators in landing.

Two people were gravely injured, but are in stable condition. The paratrooper was moderately injured.
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Military sources speculated that a sudden gust of wind pulled the paratrooper in the direction of the first rows of viewers standing along the shore of Tel Aviv's Jerusalem Beach. He was supposed to aim for a marked area several dozen meters from where he landed.

The paratrooper in question is an experienced reservist.
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