Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)

CENTCOM NEWS RELEASE
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March 30, 2003
Release Number: 03-03-89


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


MARINE DROWNS IN VEHICLE ACCIDENT


SOUTHERN IRAQ - A United States Marine from First Marine Expeditionary Force drowned early yesterday morning when the High-Mobility, Multi-purpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) he was riding in rolled over into a canal in South-Central Iraq.

Marines at the scene tried unsuccessfully to revive the Marine for 30 minutes.

The name of the Marine is being withheld pending next of kin notification.