FORT BENNING, Ga. — Two troopers based mostly at Fort Benning, Georgia, died and three others have been injured in a weather-related incident Tuesday throughout coaching on a mountain within the northern a part of the state, Army officers stated Tuesday.
An Army spokesperson informed WAGA-TV that the deceased troopers, whose names haven’t but been launched, have been at Yonah Mountain for a coaching program on the Maneuver Heart of Excellence. The injured troopers have been handled by Army personnel earlier than being transported to a hospital. Their situations weren’t instantly accessible.
Particulars about what occurred haven’t been launched.
The Army conducts coaching on Yonah Mountain together with the Ranger Faculty’s Mountain Section. Troopers who prepare on the mountain sometimes will report out of Camp Merrill within the northern a part of the state.
Yonah Mountain is about 70 miles (110 kilometers) northeast of Atlanta and 170 miles (275 kilometers) northeast of Fort Benning.
That is the second lethal incident involving troopers stationed in Georgia prior to now month. In late July, Sgt. 1st Class Michael D. Clark was killed by a lightning strike at Fort Gordon close to Augusta. 9 different troopers have been additionally injured within the incident.
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