Canadian cop dies in Afghanistan
June 9, 2008 OTTAWA (AFP) - A Canadian soldier has died in an accident in southern Afghanistan, the defense ministry said on Sunday.
Captain Jonathan Sutherland Snyder from the Edmonton-based Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry "was killed after falling into a well while conducting a security patrol in Zhari District" on Saturday, the ministry said in a statement.
Fellow soldiers from his unit "tried to extract him from the well, but were unsuccessful," the ministry said.
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