The exercise went wrong, two soldiers drowned: “punished” after the failed maneuver, one of them carried the extra load, the other tried to save him
The circumstances of the accident have been disclosed by the lawyer of the victim’s family.
A tragedy struck the Spanish army hard.
On Thursday, December 21, two soldiers died during an exercise at the Cerro Muriano base in Córdoba.
The base is located near Cordoba.
According to information from 324, two victims participated Aquatic maneuvers before disappearing. Their bodies were found two hours apart. The two allegedly collided with other soldiersHypothermia.
punishment
However, this Tuesday, a lawyer for the family of one of them gave additional details about the circumstances of the accident. According to his version recorded by our colleagues, the first 24-year-old soldier was in trouble and the second – a 34-year-old corporal – tried to help him. The other two also tried to save their comrades.
The first soldier was carrying a loaded backpack, a very common occurrence for soldiers in a training position. Except this time, he carried an inactive mine in addition to the traditional charge: about twenty of the 60 soldiers who participated in the exercise were punished for disobeying instructions.
“The captain responsible for the exercise has been removed from command of the unit”, write to our colleagues. The case is expected to be handed over to the Seville Military Court.
