NEWS RELEASE
HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES CENTRAL COMMAND
7115 South Boundary Boulevard
MacDill AFB, Fla. 33621-5101
Phone: (813) 827-5894; FAX: (813) 827-2211; DSN 651-5894
August 31, 2003
Release Number: 03-08-65
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
VEHICLE FALLS IN CANAL, ONE SOLDIER DROWNS, TWO INJURED
CJTF-7 Public Affairs, BAGHDAD, Iraq
August 31, 2003
CJTF-7 COALITION PRESS INFORMATION CENTER
914 360 5082/5089
TIKRIT, Iraq - One Task Force Ironhorse, 4th Infantry Division soldier drowned and two were wounded when the military vehicle they were riding in, while on routine patrol, fell into a canal in the Tikrit area at approximately 6:15 p.m. EST on Aug. 29.
The two injured soldiers where evacuated to the 21st Combat Support Hospital where they were treated and returned to duty.
The names of the soldiers are being withheld pending notification of next-of-kin.
The accident is under investigation
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