Release # 03-05-91

CAMP VICTORY, IRAQ -- A U.S. soldier drowned Monday afternoon after diving into an aqueduct south of Kirkuk, Iraq.

Members of his squad retrieved the soldier when he did not resurface. Medical personnel attempted to revive the soldier when they arrived at the scene, and he was transported via helicopter to a field medical facility, where he subsequently died.

The soldier's name and unit are being withheld pending next-of-kin notification.

The U.S. Army is investigating the accident.

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