Defence says they carry out random drug testing on an ongoing basis and investigations into Fitzgibbon’s death continuing
All defence personnel involved in packing and checking Lance Corporal Jack Fitzgibbon’s parachute before his tragic death had tested negative for prohibited substances, the Australian defence force says.died in a parachuting accident during routine training in March.A defence spokesperson said defence carried out random drug testing on an ongoing basis and soldiers involved in the packing of Fitzgibbon’s chute had tested negative.
“The safety of our personnel is paramount and the death of any member, whether in training or in defence of Australia, is deeply felt across the ADF,” a spokesperson said.The prime minister, Anthony Albanese, a close friend of Joel Fitzgibbon, said on Sunday his thoughts were with Jack’s family. “I visited the ADF personnel there in Richmond in the days after the tragedy, and my heart goes out to them at this time. This will be a difficult day for them, on top of the difficult days and weeks that they’ve gone through.”
Fitzgibbon, 33, died in hospital after the parachuting accident on 7 March. He was described as “someone who could be counted on” by Albanese, who had known him growing up, during a condolence motion held for the lance corporal in parliament.
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