Missing Army Parachutist Found Dead

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Ivan Cholakov/iStock/Thinkstock(SHELTON, Wash.) — A soldier who disappeared during a parachute training exercise in Washington state has been found dead.

The Army says local rescue crews discovered the body late Friday in Mason County.

The soldier was part of a special team at Joint Base Lewis-McChord which was carrying out a training jump earlier that day.

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