Preliminary Loss Reports (PLRs)

A 36-year-old Active Guard and Reserve Sergeant assigned to the Texas Army National Guard, died during a training event conducted on 13 August 2020 at Fort Hood, Texas, at 1645 local. The Soldier was attending the 136th Regional Training Institute 11B Advanced Leader Course and participating in a Land Navigation Course Evaluation. The course began at 0530 and scheduled to end at 1030. The Soldier failed to return to the start point and a search was initiated. The search began with cadre, then with range control. At 1300, local law enforcement was notified and the Soldier was found approximately four hours later. The Soldier was transported to the nearest medical facility and pronounced dead. The cause of the Soldier’s death is unknown at this time. Weather conditions at Fort Hood at the time of the mishap were extremely hot with a high of 100 degrees and 33% humidity. This mishap is under investigation.

This is the first fatality that has occurred on a land navigation course since FY18. Ensure your risk assessment for a Land Navigation Course Evaluation addresses the hazards of exposure to hot weather and Soldiers getting lost on the course. The Joint Risk Assessment Tool (JRAT) provides potential control measures to address these hazards along with many others. This can be found at https://jrat.safety.army.mil

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A Specialist assigned to Fort Hood, Texas, died in a PMV-4 pedestrian mishap 12 August 2020 in Killeen, Texas, at 2150 local. The Soldier was traveling with two other Soldiers in a private motor vehicle on a multi-lane highway when they saw a serious automobile accident. The Soldiers stopped to render assistance. One Soldier attempted to direct traffic on an unlit, curved highway with vehicles traveling at high rates of speed, when he was struck by a vehicle. Local emergency management services and fire department personnel responded to the accident and pronounced the Soldier dead at the scene. Alcohol use was not reported as a factor. The mishap is under investigation.

Since 2016, the Army has lost an average of seven Soldiers a year to pedestrian/non-motorist mishaps. This mishap is the second pedestrian/non-motorist fatality of FY20 and the same number of similar fatalities during the same time period last year.

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A Sergeant assigned to Fort Carson, Colorado, died in a PMV-2 mishap 2 August 2020 in Colorado Springs, Colorado, at 0100 local. The Soldier was riding another person’s motorcycle on the highway when he lost control. Reportedly, the Soldier was speeding and crossed the median before crashing. Alcohol use is unknown at this time. The Soldier was not wearing a helmet, was not licensed, and had not completed the required Motorcycle Safety Foundation training courses. The mishap is under investigation.

Since 2016, the Army has lost an average of 28 Soldiers a year to PMV-2 mishaps. This preventable mishap is the 15th PMV-2 fatality of FY20 and below the number of fatalities for the same time period last year.

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A 24-year-old Specialist assigned to Fort Hood, Texas, died in an off-duty water-related mishap 1 August 2020 at Stillhouse Hollow Lake in Bell County, Texas, at 1515 local. The Soldier was riding in an inner tube pulled by a boat when he fell into the water and did not resurface. Another Soldier in the group contacted the county sheriff's office. Divers began searching the area immediately following the arrival of law enforcement officers. The Soldier’s body was recovered by local authorities the following day and positively identified by unit leadership. The mishap is under investigation.

Since FY16, the Army has lost an average of eight Soldiers a year to off-duty water-related mishaps. This tragedy was the eighth fatal off-duty water-related mishap of FY20 and below the number of off-duty water-related fatalities from this time last year.

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A PV2 assigned to Fort Hood, Texas, died in an off-duty water-related mishap 17 July 2020 at Stillhouse Hollow Lake in Bell County, Texas, at 0630 local. On 16 July at 0630, the Soldier did not report for accountability formation. His NCOIC checked with other Soldiers and immediate family members, but they had not heard from him. Boaters discovered the Soldier’s body on the morning of the following morning. Several hours later, local county emergency service personnel confirmed that the Soldier was dead. The mishap is under investigation.

Since FY16, the Army has lost an average of eight Soldiers a year to off-duty water-related mishaps. This tragedy was the seventh fatal off-duty water-related mishap of FY20 but still below the number of off-duty water-related fatalities from this time last year.

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