CNN Thu, Jun 2 10:11 PM PDT Sign in to like Reblog on Tumblr Tweet "It was a situation where the rain had come and the water was rising quickly," he said. "They regularly pass through these weather conditions like this. This was a tactical vehicle, and at the time they were in proper place. Just an unfortunate accident that occurred quickly." The Army -- with help from civilian agencies -- used ground, air and dog teams in the search for the missing soldiers, who were swept away by the rising waters of Owl Creek. Owl Creek regularly experiences flash floods, said Michael Harmon, emergency management coordinator for Bell County. Haug declined to go into detail about the training mission except to describe it as "routine." Retired Col. Robert Morgan, however,