Body of soldier killed in Afghanistan arrives at CFB Trenton

Lt. Andrew Nuttall, 30, was killed by an improvised explosive device in Afghanistan. "We have lost a bright light in our lives," his family said Wednesday night. Dec. 23, 2009.

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The Canadian Press
Published Monday, December 28, 2009 2:05PM EST

TRENTON, Ont. - The body of the latest Canadian soldier to die in Afghanistan arrived at Canadian Forces Base Trenton in eastern Ontario on Monday.

Lt. Andrew Nuttall, 30, of Prince Rupert, B.C., was killed Wednesday by a roadside bomb during a routine foot patrol in the Panjwaii district of southern Afghanistan.

Nuttall was a member of 1st Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, based in Edmonton.

The blast that killed Nuttall, along with an Afghan soldier, marked a sudden end to a period of relative calm in the wake of Afghanistan's traditional fighting season.

Since 2002, 134 Canadian soldiers and one diplomat have died during the Afghanistan mission.