On August 9, local time, the U.S. Army reported a casualty accident that occurred in the mountains of northern Georgia: due to "weather reasons", 2 US soldiers were killed and 3 soldiers were injured.
U.S. soldiers conduct climbing training in the mountains of northern Georgia Infographic 丨Benningborg base
According to FoxNews, a spokesman for the U.S. Army's Center of Mobility Excellence (MCoE) at fort Benning, Georgia, revealed in a statement that the two soldiers who died were both from Fort Benning, and the place of death was on Mount Jonah, 275 kilometers northeast of Fort Benning. At the time of the incident on the afternoon of the 9th, the soldiers were participating in the training program of the center.
The spokesman said that the three injured soldiers in the incident have been transferred to the local hospital after emergency treatment by the army medical staff at the scene and are still receiving treatment in the hospital.
As for the identity information of the deceased, the spokesman said that it could not be made public for the time being until the family was notified, and did not disclose the specific "weather reasons" that caused the casualties.
According to Fox's WAGA-TV, the National Weather Service issued a warning of a serious thunderstorm in Mount Jonah that afternoon, alerting to the possibility of hail and destructive gusts of winds with winds of more than 26m/s, and then the Bureau also received reports of tree damage.
In addition, chad Alley, a local climber, also told the media that Mount Jonah had been raining continuously since the morning, and he said that it would be "very dangerous" to go up the mountain in this situation.
Local weather at the time of the incident 丨 Fox News
It is reported that this is the second "weather incident" in Georgia in the past month involving US casualties. On July 20, local time, there was a lightning strike at the Gordonburg base in the state, causing 1 death and 9 injuries.
According to Anne Bowman, a spokeswoman for The Fort Goldener Base, the weather was bad at noon that day, and soldiers in the 26th training area of the base were suddenly struck by lightning, and Army Reserve Michael D. Clark died in vain. Nine others were injured and subsequently taken to the base's medical centre for treatment.
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