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CENTCOM NEWS RELEASE
HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES CENTRAL COMMAND
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May 26, 2003
Release Number: 03-05-96


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


U.S. SOLDIER DROWNS

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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