The Army says it is making changes after the drowning of a Utah soldier.
Staff Sgt. Paul L. Olmstead drowned Sept. 21, 2021, at Fort Campbell — an Army post on the Kentucky-Tennessee line. Olmstead, a member of the Utah National Guard’s 19th Special Forces Group, was wearing an Aqualung Scout Swimmer Vest. It has a carbon dioxide cartridge the swimmer can detonate to inflate the vest.
“…SSG Olmstead likely suffered a medical event that rendered him unconscious and unable to activate the [vest] as it is designed,” the investigator added. The report said all the equipment worn by the swimmers, including the inflatable vests, were inspected prior to the swim. One vest failed inspection and was replaced.
The witness said he looked away from Olmstead and toward other swimmers in the water. When he looked back in Olmstead’s direction, he was gone.Instructors and students immediately began looking in the water. They also called 911.Lt. Col. Mike Burns, director of public affairs at Army Special Forces Operations Command, said in an email sent Thursday to FOX 13 the Army has already made adjustments to its open water swim.
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