A 34-year-old German special forces paratrooper, Jobst Norbert, died on Valentine’s day near Nylstroom when his parachute failed to open properly and he fell 11000 feet to his death while his wife watched. Norbert’s 27-year-old wife, Gute, had to be treated for severe shock. Norbert, who had over 100 jumps to his name, was rushed to the Nylstroom hospital in Mpumalanga but died three hours later. The couple were on holiday and due to return to Bonn on Tuesday. Civil Aviation Authority investigators are investigating the accident.