| One 4th Infantry Division soldier died in an apparent drowning when the vehicle the soldier was driving slid off the road and went into an adjacent canal. Soldiers were in pursuit of a suspicious vehicle, near Balad at approximately 9:15 p.m. on Nov. 21, when the incident occurred. Other people in the vehicle attempted to extricate the soldier but were initially unsuccessful. The soldier was removed from the submerged vehicle a short time later. Attempts made to resuscitate the unresponsive soldier were unsuccessful. The soldier’s name is being withheld pending family notification. The incident is under investigation. |