On a training day at Camp Ger, the French Ministry of Armed Forces announced the death of 23‑year‑old hussar Mickael Gies after a cardiac event during a parachute exercise. Gies, who joined the 1st Parachute Hussar Regiment on 5 May 2026, received treatment from the military medical team, firefighters, and SMUR before being transported to Pau hospital, where he later died. An autopsy is underway to establish the precise cause of death. General Pierre Schill offered condolences to Gies’s family, friends, and comrades. The ministry provided contact details for the French Army’s media services, the Defence Media Centre of the Ministry of Armed Forces and Veterans, and the Defence Information and Communication Delegation, including emails, phone numbers and a Paris address.
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