Soldier dies in medevac training incident at Fort Hood

A soldier died at Fort Hood, Texas, during medical evacuation hoist training on Tuesday, according to a news release.

A 1st Infantry Division crew from Fort Riley, Kansas, was conducting the training with an HH-60M Black Hawk medical evacuation helicopter. The incident occurred at approximately 10:30 p.m. on the Fort Hood range south of Robert Gray Army Airfield, the release said.

The name of the soldier won’t be released until 24 hours after all next-of-kin have been notified, officials said.

More information will be released as it becomes available.

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