Army investigates death of girl, 16, at Lewis

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Army investigates death of girl, 16, at Lewis
By Michelle Tan - Staff writer
Posted : Tuesday Feb 17, 2009 18:50:50 EST

Army investigators continue to probe the circumstances that led to the death of a 16-year-old girl at Fort Lewis, Wash.

Another 16-year-old girl was in stable condition at Madigan Army Medical Center and is expected to make a full recovery, said Joe Piek, a spokesman for Fort Lewis.

Emergency response personnel, responding to a 911 call placed by the person manning the staff duty desk, found the girls about 3:30 a.m. on Sunday in a barracks room on post. The girls were unresponsive and one of them was pronounced dead at the scene by a doctor from Madigan Army Medical Center. The other girl was taken to Madigan for treatment and she is expected to stay there for several more days, Piek said.

There were no visible signs of trauma on either girl, said Piek, who declined to name the girls. He did say that the girls, who are from the local South Puget Sound area, have no known affiliation with the Army and neither is a military dependent.

A soldier, whose name also was not released, has been questioned by Criminal Investigation Command special agents. He is believed to be an acquaintance of the girls, Piek said, adding that he didn’t know if the soldier was the occupant of the room in which the girls were found.


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