9 soldiers dead after floodwaters sweep away military vehicle at Fort Hood, Texas
Bodies of 4 Remaining Missing Soldiers Recovered: Officials
According to a Fort Hood statement, a Light Medium Tactical Vehicle overturned at about 11:30 a.m. at the Owl Creek Tactical low-water crossing and East Range Road.
Three other soldiers were rescued from the water near the vehicle and are in stable condition at Coryell Memorial Healthcare System in Gatesville.
5 Soldiers Dead, 4 Missing After Vehicle Swept Away in Flood Waters at Fort Hood
The lifeless bodies of three soldiers were quickly recovered from the water downstream, the Army said. Two more bodies were recovered Thursday night, it said.
Three other soldiers who were rescued nearby were listed as stable at Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center on the base. Their conditions weren't reported.
5 Fort Hood soldiers dead, 4 missing amid Texas flooding
Two more soldiers were found and confirmed deceased at Fort Hood after their military vehicle overturned, the base said. "This brings the total deceased to five soldiers. The search continues for the remaining four missing soldiers," the statement said.
Fort Hood officials were closing roads as truck overturned
"It was a situation where the rain had come, the water was rising quickly and we were in the process, at the moment of the event, of closing the roads," Haug said.
Fort Hood releases names of soldiers killed in training accident
Officials with the post said the name of the ninth soldier who died won’t be released until the family can be notified.
‘Apathetic safety mentality’ cited in Ft. Hood wreck that killed 9
Hours earlier, Fort Hood’s Installation Operations Command had issued an alert closing the crossing at Owl Creek and dozens of others throughout Fort Hood due to the historic rainfall, an alert that never reached the unit.
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