WATCH ABOVE: Craftsman Kyle Sinclair was doing what he loved to do, working on cars, when something went wrong. Both the Prime Minister along with Canada’s Defence Minister are expressing their condolences to his family. Shirlee Engel reports.
CFB PETAWAWA, Ont. – The military says a Canadian soldier who died at CFB Petawawa in eastern Ontario was doing mechanic work on an armoured vehicle when the incident that killed him occurred.
Canadian Forces spokesman Lt. Jean-Francois Carpentier says Craftsman Kyle Sinclair, 27, was working inside a building hanger on a lightly armoured Coyote patrol vehicle on Friday night, but wouldn’t say exactly what happened.
“He was found unconscious, rushed to Pembroke General Hospital where he was resuscitated by the exceptional medical staff,” Lt. Col. C.M. Harding, Sinclair’s commanding officer said in a prepared statement.
WATCH: Rob Nicholson, Minister of National Defence, gives his condolences to the Sinclair family
“He was assessed to be in critical condition and subsequently transferred to Ottawa Civic Hospital on Friday evening. Just before midnight, surrounded by family and close friends, Craftsman Sinclair succumbed to his injuries.”
Sinclair joined the Forces in December 2012. He was posted to CFB Petawawa last July and was in a training program with The Royal Canadian Dragoons and belonged to 2 Service Battalion.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Defence Minister Rob Nicholson have both offered their condolences.
The military has launched an internal investigation into Sinclair’s death.
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