News
Release
Canadian
Soldier
killed, two
injured by
roadside
bomb in
Afghanistan
CEFCOM
/ COMFEC -
NR–07.017 -
June 11,
2007
OTTAWA
– A Canadian
soldier was
killed today
when a
roadside
bomb
detonated
near the
vehicle he
was
travelling
in, about 40
km north of
Kandahar
City. The
incident
occurred at
approximately
6:25 p.m.
Kandahar
time (10:05
a.m. EST).
Two Canadian
soldiers
suffered
non-life
threatening
injuries
from the
blast. They
have been
evacuated by
helicopter
to the
Canadian-led
multinational
hospital at
Kandahar
Airfield for
further
treatment
and are
expected to
return to
duty soon.
Killed
was Trooper
Darryl
Caswell of
The Royal
Canadian
Dragoons
(RCD), based
at Petawawa,
Ont. Trooper
Caswell was
deployed in
the south of
Afghanistan
with the RCD
Reconnaissance
Squadron as
part of the
2nd
Battalion,
The Royal
Canadian
Regiment
(2RCR)
Battle
Group.
Trooper
Caswell was
part of a
Combat
Logistics
Patrol (CLP)
convoy,
conducting a
resupply
mission for
Canadian
troops based
at a forward
operating
base in
Kahkrez when
the incident
occurred.
The convoy
was
operating in
support of
the ongoing
security
efforts
conducted
jointly by
the Afghan
national
security
forces and
International
Security
Assistance
Force (ISAF)
soldiers in
the northern
region of
Kandahar
province.
Family
members of
the deceased
and injured
soldiers
have been
notified.
Our
priority at
this time is
to ensure
that our
wounded
soldiers
receive the
best
possible
medical care
and that the
remains of
Trooper
Caswell are
repatriated
to Canada in
the most
dignified
and
respectful
manner. Our
hearts go
out to the
family and
friends of
our wounded
and fallen
soldiers.