Third Western Pa. soldier dies in Afghanistan

JOHNSTOWN, Pa. — A soldier from Johnstown died in Afghanistan on Thursday.

Pfc. Joshua Mikeasky, 19, died in a non-combat-related incident at Bagram Airfield, the Department of Defense announced Friday.

His death is under investigation, the DOD said. No further details were released.

Mikeasky was assigned to a unit out of Fort Drum, N.Y.

Mikeasky is the third serviceman from Western Pennsylvania to die in Afghanistan in the last three weeks. A Nov. 27 explosion killed SSgt. Dylan Elchin of Beaver County and mortally wounded Ssgt. Jason McClary of Westmoreland County, who died of his injuries in Germany on Dec. 2.

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