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Missing Canadian soldier found dead in Latvia
Ottawa, Sept 7 (AFP) Sep 07, 2025
Canada's military said Saturday that a soldier who went missing for several days had been found dead in Latvia.

Warrant Officer George Hohl, a member of the Canadian Armed Forces deployed to the Baltic country, who had been missing since September 2, was found dead on September 5.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said he was deeply saddened to learn of Hohl's death and offered his deepest condolences to friends, family and colleagues in the armed forces.

"Warrant Officer Hohl was deployed as part of...a brigade I had the honor of spending time with late last month," Carney said in a X post Saturday night.

With nearly 20 years of experience in the Canadian Armed Forces, Hohl was deployed on Operation Reassurance, Canada's largest overseas mission, contributing to NATO deterrence in Central and Eastern Europe.

Canadian Forces Military Police are supporting Latvian authorities with the ongoing investigation into the circumstances surrounding Hohl's death.

No cause of death was released.

Officials said the incident poses no threat to the 1,500 troops stationed in Latvia in support of Operation Reassurance, as part of the Canadian-led NATO battlegroup that has been there since 2017.


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