FORT HOOD, Texas – Flood waters overturned an Army vehicle at Fort Hood in Texas on Thursday, killing nine soldiers.
The incident happened around 11:20 a.m. Thursday after the light medium tactical vehicle overturned at a low-water crossing, KWTX reported.
The soldiers’ light tactical vehicle got stuck at a flooded creek, the base said in a statement Thursday night. Rescuers recovered some of the soldiers’ bodies from the water downstream from the vehicle.
Three soldiers who were rescued and hospitalized are in stable condition.
A search for six additional soldiers from the 3rd Battalion, 16th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division was underway Thursday. All six have since been found dead.
Multiple resources from the Fort Hood Directorate of Emergency Services, local and state agencies were deployed to assist with the recovery mission. Emergency operations included aircraft, canine search teams, heavy-ground equipment, swift-water rescue watercraft and search personnel.
