ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) – A 22-year-old soldier from Anchorage died last week during a training exercise in South Carolina, Army officials in Fort Jackson, South Carolina, said Friday.
Pvt. Gabriel J. Perez died during basic combat training on April 24, according to Fort Jackson media relations spokesperson Nathan Clinebelle.
Perez was an active-duty soldier in training and was assigned to Charlie Company, 2nd Battalion, 13th Infantry Regiment.
There was no immediate word on the cause of death, Fort Jackson officials said, but an investigation is currently underway. Next of kin have been notified by the Army…