A 50-year-old Active Guard Reserve Sergeant First Class assigned to the U.S. Army Reserves, Whitehall, Ohio, died in an on-duty sports, recreation and physical training mishap in Whitehall at local. The Soldier collapsed while playing basketball for unit physical training. Gym staff notified 911 and the Defense Supply Center Columbus (DSCC) fire department, emergency medical services and security responded to the scene. Lifesaving measures were unsuccessful. The unit/safety points of contact are waiting for DSCC to release its final report.
Since , the Army has lost an average of one Soldier a year to on-duty sports, recreation and physical training mishaps. This was the second on-duty sports, recreation and physical training mishap of FY24 and above the number of on-duty sports, recreation and physical training fatalities from this time last year.