Autopsy done on Carson GI who died at Irwin

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Autopsy done on Carson GI who died at Irwin
By Michelle Tan - Staff writer
Posted : Thursday May 8, 2008 7:16:48 EDT

Authorities have completed the autopsy on a Fort Carson, Colo., soldier who was found unconscious in her sleeping bag while at Fort Irwin, Calif., for training.

The cause of death of Spc. Emily Ort, 24, is pending, Sandy Fatland, public information officer for the San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner Department, told Army Times Wednesday.

The doctor is reviewing more medical records, and officials also are waiting for toxicology results, Fatland said. Toxicology results typically take at least four to six weeks.

Ort was found unconscious in her sleeping bag on Saturday morning, said John Wagstaffe, a Fort Irwin spokesman. She was treated on the scene and taken to Weed Army Community Hospital on post, where she was pronounced dead at 8:22 a.m., he said.

At the time of her death, Ort and her fellow soldiers had been at Fort Irwin for about two weeks to train for an upcoming deployment to Iraq. The soldiers, from 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, are still at Fort Irwin’s National Training Center, Wagstaffe said. They are expected to be there until the end of next week.


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