Body of soldier killed in Afghanistan back in Canada; died in training accident

Published on February 16, 2010; Published on February 24, 2010
The Canadian Press ~ The News

Topics :: Kandahar Provincial Reconstruction Team , Afghanistan , Canada , Eastern Ontario

CFB TRENTON, Ont. - The body of the latest Canadian soldier to die in Afghanistan has arrived at CFB Trenton, in eastern Ontario.

Cpl. Joshua Caleb Baker, 24, died during a training accident last Friday.

Four other soldiers were injured in the accident.

Baker, who was based in Edmonton, was serving with the Kandahar Provincial Reconstruction Team in Afghanistan.

His death brings to 140 the number of Canadian soldiers killed since the Afghan mission began eight years ago.

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