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Fort Hood soldier drowns in Central Texas lake while swimming after float
Read full article: Fort Hood soldier drowns in Central Texas lake while swimming after floatA Fort Hood soldier who went under while trying to grab a floatation device at Stillhouse Hollow Lake over the weekend has been found dead.
Fort Hood soldier drowns; 4th from base dead in months
Read full article: Fort Hood soldier drowns; 4th from base dead in monthsBELTON, Texas U.S. Army officials said Tuesday that a Fort Hood soldier drowned at the same lake near the Texas base where another soldier's body was found last month. Francisco Gilberto Hernandezvargas, 24, was recovered Sunday after he went underwater while being pulled on an inner tube behind a motorboat on Stillhouse Hollow Lake, according to Fort Hood officials. Fort Hood officials say they are cooperating with local authorities. Trump says hell help with funeral costs for slain soldier Vanessa GuillenHernandezvargas is at least the fourth Fort Hood soldier whose body has been found in recent months. According to a federal complaint, the 20-year-old was bludgeoned to death at the base by a fellow Fort Hood soldier who later killed himself.
Search underway for missing man near Stillhouse Hollow Lake, officials say
Read full article: Search underway for missing man near Stillhouse Hollow Lake, officials sayBELL COUNTY, Texas Authorities are searching for a missing man near Stillhouse Hollow Lake, according to the Bell County Sheriffs Department. The incident happened Saturday afternoon in the area of Dana Peak Park on Stillhouse Lake. According to Lt. Bob Reinhard, the sheriffs department was alerted that a man, while riding an inner tube behind a boat, went under the water and did not resurface. The sheriffs department and Texas Parks and Wildlife searched the area where the man was last seen; however, he has not yet been located, officials said. The search for the man will resume on Sunday morning.
BCSD: 24-year-old mans body recovered after drowning in Stillhouse Hollow Lake
Read full article: BCSD: 24-year-old mans body recovered after drowning in Stillhouse Hollow LakeBELL COUNTY, Texas A 24-year-old mans body was recovered from Stillhouse Hollow Lake after he drowned on Saturday, according to the Bell County Sheriffs Department. Texas Parks and Wildlife continued their search for the man Sunday morning in the area of Dana Peak Park on Stillhouse Lake, where witnesses last reported seeing him. However, BCSD said it will launch a death investigation to learn more about the incident. The mans identity has not yet been released, pending notification of his family. RELATED: Search underway for missing man near Stillhouse Hollow Lake, officials say
Fort Hood soldiers body found near base; 3rd death in month
Read full article: Fort Hood soldiers body found near base; 3rd death in monthAUSTIN, Texas U.S. Army officials on Tuesday said that the body of a Fort Hood soldier was found near the Texas army base, marking the third time in a month that a Fort Hood soldiers body has been discovered. Mejhor Morta, 26, was found unresponsive July 17 in the vicinity of Stillhouse Hollow Lake, according to Fort Hood officials. Morta's awards and decorations include the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, National Defense Service Medal and the Army Service Ribbon. Then on July 1, U.S. Army officials found more human remains, which were later identified as 20-year-old missing Fort Hood soldier Pfc. Vanessa Guillen, near the Leon River in Bell County, about 20 miles (32 kilometers) east of Fort Hood.