PLR 24-061 - Other Ground Mishap Claims One Soldier's Life
A Private assigned to Camp Vilseck, Germany, died in an off-duty other ground mishap in Rotterdam, New York, at local. While on block leave, the Soldier attended a party and was found unresponsive the following morning. The unit received a serious incident report from New York Mortuary Affairs. The unit/safety points of contact are awaiting local law enforcement's final investigation report.
Since FY19, the Army has lost an average of two Soldiers a year to off-duty other ground mishaps. This mishap was the first off-duty other ground fatality of FY24.
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