Recruit from Wisconsin found dead in Fort Jackson barracks
In this Dec. 31, 2001, file photo, U.S. Marines with full battle gear prepare to leave the U.S. military compound at Kandahar airport for a mission to an undisclosed location. The Marines departed in transport helicopters, their destination classified. Veterans of America's longest war are torn as the U.S. signs a potentially historic peace accord with the Taliban in Afghanistan. For many, the U.S. is overdue in withdrawing its forces after more than 18 years of fighting. Others are wary of the Taliban, whose hard-line government the U.S.-led forces overthrew in 2001.[AP Photo/John Moore, File]
A basic combat training soldier has been found dead in his barracks at a South Carolina base.
Officials at Fort Jackson in Columbia said that the 29-year-old recruit from Wisconsin was found on Saturday morning.
The exact cause of death is under investigation. Officials said that it was not related to COVID-19 or to an active field training exercise.
Other soldiers have died at Fort Jackson this year. Pvt. Connor McGurran, a 19-year-old Army National Guard soldier from Minnesota, was found unresponsive at a Fort Jackson field location in January and later died. A 29-year-old Army National Guardsman from Connecticut died in March after suffering a medical emergency during a “non-strenuous activity.”