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WASHINGTON, (APP/AFP) – Authorities recovered
the bodies of four soldiers Friday, one day after their vehicle flipped over in a rain-swollen Texas creek during a training exercise.
The four confirmed deaths raised the toll from the accident to nine,
Christopher Haug, chief of media relations at Fort Hood military base, told AFP.
The troops were on a training mission at the base when their vehicle
was caught in flash flooding.
“Due to the quick action of some other soldiers that were training,
we were able to rescue three soldiers who are in stable condition,” Major General John Uberti told reporters earlier Friday.
“We’re providing the support and counseling for the families, friends
and soldiers as we work through the notification and grieving process.”