Soldier dies in non-combat incident in Afghanistan
CTV.ca News Staff
Date: Sat. May. 28 2011 8:30 AM ET
A Canadian soldier was found dead in Afghanistan on Friday, following what military officials are calling a "non-hostile" incident.
Bombardier Karl Manning, 31, was discovered by fellow soldiers at a military outpost in the former Taliban sanctuary of Zangabad.
Brig.-Gen. Dean Milner announced the death from Kandahar Airfield on Saturday. While little detail on Manning's death was released, Milner confirmed that it was not accidental.
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Manning, a native of Chicoutimi, Que., was an artillery solider and radar operator who had spent most of his tour of duty posted at a remote base in Panjwaii district.
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If ruled a suicide, Manning would be the fourth soldier connected to the Afghan mission to have died by their own hands while posted overseas.
Maj. Michelle Mendes, an intelligence officer, was found dead in April 2009, shortly after being posted at Kandahar Airfield.
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