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All 44
individuals were taken to a local hospital for treatment
following the Wednesday afternoon incident at Eglin Air Force
Base, in north Florida, the Army said in a statement.
Seventeen students and three instructors remained overnight at
the hospital while the remaining students and instructor were
treated and released, the statement said.
"The Ranger students and instructors reacted and got everyone
proper medical care quickly,” said Colonel David Fivecoat,
Airborne and Ranger Training Brigade commander.
“Ranger students and instructors are tough, 31 students will
return to training tonight (Thursday) and continue with
increased medical monitoring as they try to earn their Ranger
tab," he said.
Army Rangers are rapidly deployable troops trained for mountain,
desert and swamp terrain and often go after special operations
targets.
Ranger School is an intense weeks-long combat boot camp.
The students were in day seven of the 10-day training cycle, the
Army said.
The Army Times news site said the Ranger trainees were in the
"swamp phase" which focuses on waterborne operations.
(Reporting by Victoria Cavaliere in Los Angeles)
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