A person died Saturday evening at Joint Base San Antonio in Texas after becoming trapped in a vehicle during severe flash flooding, the Texas military base said. (Rose L. Thayer/Stars and Stripes)
A person died Saturday evening at Joint Base San Antonio in Texas after becoming trapped in a vehicle during severe flash flooding, the Texas military base said.
The person, who has not been identified pending next-of-kin notification, was in a vehicle on Hall Street at Lackland Air Force Base. The base fire department responded, and the person was declared dead at the scene, the base said.
Between 3 and 6 inches of rain fell upstream of the base, according to meteorologists with local TV station KSAT. This caused Leon Creek, which is near Hall Street, to rise about 10 feet.
Lackland Air Force Base is home to the service’s basic training as well as some pilot training.