Five soldiers have been found and confirmed deceased after their military vehicle was overturned during a training exercise at Fort Hood in Texas—four of their comrades are still missing.
Just before noon on June 2, a light-medium Tactical Vehicle had become stuck and overturned during a low-water crossing exercise. Due to heavy rains and a flash flood, the vehicle overturned, spilling the 12 soldiers aboard into the 20-mile Owl Creek.
The creek winds through heavily wooded terrain, and is located near the northern point of the 340 square mile Fort Hood base.
Fort Hood emergency officials immediately began their search, locating six soldiers just downstream from the vehicle—three of whom were deceased. The living three were transported to a nearby hospital and listed under stable condition.
