Missing US paratrooper’s body found in river in Afghanistan

KABUL (AP) — Military divers have found the body of a U.S. paratrooper who disappeared last week along with another soldier as the two tried to retrieve airdropped supplies from a river in western Afghanistan, NATO said Wednesday.

Relatives said they believe Spc. Benjamin Sherman of Plymouth, Mass., died after jumping into the river to try to save his comrade, who was also swept away by the current.

Afghan and international forces are still searching for the second missing paratrooper.


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