Update: U.S. Army Pfc. Ryane Clark of New London has been killed in Afghanistan
Updated 2:15 p.m.
U.S. Army Pfc. Ryane Clark of New London was killed Monday in Afghanistan, according to his family and New London-Spicer school officials.
Clark, 22, is the son of Rick and Tracy Clark of New London. Tracy Clark has announced her son's death on her Facebook page.
School officials were informed Tuesday morning of Clark's death, according to NL-S principal Kevin Acquard and athletic director John Vraa.
Rick Clark said Ryane Clark was on duty traveling Monday in a vehicle when a rocket-propelled grenade attack killed him near Shekhabad, south of the Afghanistan capital of Kabul.
The Clark family will be flying early Wednesday to Dover Air Force Base, Wilmington, Del., and return to New London Thursday. Ryane Clark's body will be flown back to Minnesota at a later date.
The Defense Department has not yet announced his death.
Ryane Clark was part of the 57th Engineering Company at Fort Bragg, N.C., according to family. He had been deployed in Afghanistan sine Dec. 27, according to his Facebook page.
He was a 2007 graduate of New London-Spicer High School. He was a high school wrestler at NL-S. He had studied law enforcement at Alexandria Technical and Community College. He was also an Eagle Scout with Troop 228.
Updated 12:15 p.m.
Ryane Clark of New London was killed Monday in Afghanistan, according to a family member and New London-Spicer school officials.
Clark, 22, is the son of Rick and Tracy Clark of New London. Tracy Clark has noted her son's death on her Facebook page.
School officials were informed Tuesday morning of Clark's death, according to NL-S principal Kevin Acquard and athletic director John Vraa.
No further details on Clark's death are available at this time. The Defense Department has not yet announced his death.
He was a 2007 graduate of New London-Spicer High School. He was a high school wrestler at NL-S. He was also an Eagle Scout with Troop 228.
Update 11:30 a.m.
Ryane Clark of New London has been killed in Afghanistan, according to New London-Spicer school officials.
School officials were informed Tuesday morning of Clark's death, according to NL-S principal Kevin Acquard.
No further details on Clark's death are available at this time.
Clark is the son of Rick and Tracy Clark of New London.
He was a 2007 graduate of New London-Spicer High School. He was a high school wrestler at NL-S. He was also an Eagle Scout with Troop 228.
