(Image Source: Beaumont Army Medical Center )

BY JUSTIN PROCHASKA

ANCHOR ZACH TOOMBS

Skype has long been a way for soldiers abroad to communicate with loved ones at home. But one Skype chat earlier this week between a wife and her husband went terribly wrong. Here’s WNWO.

“Captain Bruce Clark’s family says that his wife witnessed her husband’s death as the two were video chatting via Skype on Monday.”

What exactly happened? CNN is reporting his wife said Clark looked alarmed and then fell out of the picture. Medical staffs are still investigating the case.

"Clark's family said in a statement that they'd hoped for "a miracle" after his wife Susan saw what happened to Clark during their chat... but "it was not to be." They did not elaborate as to what took place."

For now, it appears as if the incident was not a result of combat or suicide. An Army spokesperson told the New York Post...

“It wasn’t a result of hostile action. He was not wounded.”

Clark had been stationed in Afghanistan since March and was working as a nurse. His sister-in-law said in an interview with WHAM , Captain Clark was the kind of guy who would do anything to help others.

“He was absolutely willing to make any sacrifice and it’s just horrible that this is the sacrifice he ended up making.”

A stateside colonel who had served with Clark told El Paso’s KFOX at least he got to spend his final moments with the woman he loves and other company.

"Present with Mrs. Clark during the Skyping session were a group of her Catholic parish parishioners.”

Clark leaves behind two children. His funeral is set for sometime later this week in Spencerport, New York.