A U.S. Navy SEAL with Naval Special Warfare Group 2 was killed in a training accident in Fort Knox, Ky. Wednesday night, Army Times reports.
From Army Times:
The training accident at the Fort Knox, Ky., Army base left one member of Naval Special Warfare Group 2 dead and five others injured, said Lt. David Lloyd. The five team members sustained minor injuries, and were treated from the hospital and released. One was an explosive ordnance disposal technician and at least “a couple” were SEALs, Lloyd said.
The SEAL who died was Special Warfare Operator Third Class Jonathan H. Kaloust, 23, based out of Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek in Fort Story, Va., with Seal Team 2. The seven injured were treated for minor injuries and released from the hospital, Stars & Stripes reports.
The Times notes the training involved Humvees and CNN's Barbara Starr reports that a rollover occurred.
Fort Knox, about 50 miles southwest of Louisville, has been used as a Navy training ground since World War II, according to Army Times.
With extensive use of Humvees in Iraq and Afghanistan, rollover accidents have been responsible for hundreds of troop deaths and injuries.
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