Sailor found dead after training accident
Virginia ? The Coast Guard on Friday recovered the body of a sailor who was tossed with two other sailors into the James River when their small boat collided with a tugboat and capsized, the military said.
The three were on a training exercise late Thursday off of Jamestown Island when their 24-foot rigid-hulled inflatable boat collided with the tug and tipped, Lt. David Luckett said.
The Navy was investigating, Luckett said.
Under military policy, the Navy withheld the name of the dead sailor until 24 hours after his family is notified, Luckett said. The other two sailors were treated for minor injuries and returned to duty, he said.
The three sailors were on one of five boats from Naval Special Warfare, based at Little Creek Naval Amphibious Base in Virginia Beach, and serve in combat support roles for the base’s elite SEAL unit, Luckett said.







