Canadian
Soldier Dies of Wounds
in Edmonton Hospital
NR -
10.018 - March 22, 2010
OTTAWA
– The Canadian Army
regrets to announce the
death of Cpl. Darren
James Fitzpatrick at the
University of Alberta
Hospital Saturday as a
result of wounds he
sustained in Afghanistan
on March 6.
Cpl.
Fitzpatrick, of Prince
George, B.C., was a
21-year-old Infantryman
and a member of the 3rd
Battalion, Princess
Patricia’s Canadian
Light Infantry, based at
CFB Edmonton.
This was
Cpl. Fitzpatrick’s first
operational tour. He
joined the Canadian
Forces in 2006 and had
been serving in
Afghanistan with the
Operational Mentor
Liaison Team since last
October.
Cpl.
Fitzpatrick was
critically wounded by an
improvised explosive
device during a joint
Canadian/Afghan
dismounted patrol 25 km
West of Kandahar City in
Zharey district on March
6. He was treated at the
Role 3 Multinational
Medical Unit at Kandahar
Airfield and was then
moved to the Landstuhl
Regional Medical Center
in Germany. Cpl.
Fitzpatrick was
evacuated from LRMC to
the University of
Alberta Hospital in
Edmonton on Friday.
Cpl.
Darren James Fitzpatrick
passed away late
Saturday afternoon
surrounded by his
family.
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