Army private dies after collapsing during morning run
Published: 30 Aug. 2024, 18:11
Updated: 30 Aug. 2024, 18:11
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- LEE SOO-JUNG
- lee.soojung1@joongang.co.kr
![Army soldiers participate in a drill in Yeoncheon County in Gyeonggi in May. [NEWS1]](https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/data/photo/2024/08/30/a8e65251-ea5f-48c0-b453-ada220c604a6.jpg)
Army soldiers participate in a drill in Yeoncheon County in Gyeonggi in May. [NEWS1]
According to a report from Yonhap News Agency on Friday, the soldier fainted during an outdoor morning exercise at around 8 a.m. at a military base in Paju, Gyeonggi.
Although the soldier was transported to a nearby hospital by paramedics, he was later pronounced dead.
The report said the military officers ordered the soldiers to participate in a morning exercise instead of the usual afternoon exercise due to a summertime heat wave, which broils the ground the most in the afternoon.
Military police are investigating the details and background of the incident.
BY LEE SOO-JUNG [lee.soojung1@joongang.co.kr]
with the Korea JoongAng Daily
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