(82nd Airborne Division/ Facebook)
(NEW YORK) An 82nd Airborne paratrooper from New York died as a result of a training jump accident, said officials at Fort Bragg.
According to FOX 5 NY, 21-year-old Spc. Abigail Jenks of Gansevoort, New York, was part of the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division.
A news release from the division said Jenks was performing a static-line jump from a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter on Monday when the fatal accident happened.
"Today the entire Division mourns the loss of Spc. Abigail Jenks, a fire support specialist assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Battery," said the 82nd Airborne Division in a Facebook post.
"Spc. Abigail Jenks was a creative, hardworking, and confident Paratrooper. Her love for art, animals, and her friends reverberated wherever she worked," said Capt. Brian Norman, Jenks’ battery commander. "Her compassion for fellow Paratroopers will be truly missed."
On Wednesday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo directed flags on state government builds to be flown at half-staff, starting Thursday.
"New York is devastated by the loss of Spc. Abigail Jenks and joins her fellow soldiers, her family and her friends in honoring her service to our country," said Cuomo.