Posted on Jun 2, 2016
3 dead, 3 injured, 6 missing after flood overturns Army truck
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HOUSTON (AP) — Three soldiers were killed and six were missing after an Army truck was washed from a low-water crossing and overturned Thursday in a rain-swollen creek at Fort Hood, the Texas Army post said.
The accident happened about 11:30 a.m. Thursday in an area near Cold Springs and Owl Creek, Fort Hoodsaid in a statement.
Three soldiers were rescued from the swift water and were in stable condition Thursday afternoon at Coryell Memorial Healthcare System in Gatesville.
Army aircraft, canine search teams, swift-water rescue watercraft and heavy trucks were being used in the search for the six missing soldiers. The Army did not release the names of the dead because it was still notifying relatives.
Fort Hood spokesman John Miller said the low-water crossing of the creek was flooded by two days of intermittent heavy rains when the swift water swept the truck, called a Light Medium Tactical Vehicle, from the road.
The accident happened about 11:30 a.m. Thursday in an area near Cold Springs and Owl Creek, Fort Hoodsaid in a statement.
Three soldiers were rescued from the swift water and were in stable condition Thursday afternoon at Coryell Memorial Healthcare System in Gatesville.
Army aircraft, canine search teams, swift-water rescue watercraft and heavy trucks were being used in the search for the six missing soldiers. The Army did not release the names of the dead because it was still notifying relatives.
Fort Hood spokesman John Miller said the low-water crossing of the creek was flooded by two days of intermittent heavy rains when the swift water swept the truck, called a Light Medium Tactical Vehicle, from the road.
3 dead, 3 injured, 6 missing after flood overturns Army truck
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That is sad news SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL Flash flooding is something most mature drivers try to avoid if possible. I am glad that three soldiers were rescued from the swift water and are in stable condition. Three confirmed dead soldiers in early June with six missing and there injured must be devastating to the 3rd Battalion, 16th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division and which had been performing routine training activities when they were swept from the road.
Prayers for all involved and the family members of the missing and decease especially.
Prayers for all involved and the family members of the missing and decease especially.
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s SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL That many Soldiers in one incident? A lot of notifications for a simple accident like a few of those we have avoided.
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SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL There is a lot of flooding throughout Central Texas especially out in that area of post because the water has no where to go. Most of the lake access is closed
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