A Canadian soldier injured in Afghanistan last month has died of his injuries in a Quebec City hospital.
Master Cpl. Charles-Philippe Michaud, from the 2nd Battalion, Royal 22nd Regiment based at Canadian Forces Base Valcartier, died at 2 p.m. Saturday.
Michaud was injured around 9:15 a.m. on June 23, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his dismounted patrol in the Panjwaii district, southwest of Kandahar City.
He was evacuated by helicopter to the hospital at Kandahar Airfield before being flown to the Landstuhl Regional Medical Centre in Germany.
Michaud was flown to Quebec City on June 28.
According to a Defence Department news release, Michaud was on his second tour in Afghanistan.
Michaud’s death brings to 122 the total number of Canadian soldiers who have died as part of the Afghan mission since it began in 2002.
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