Roosevelt sailor dies in accident at sea

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Roosevelt sailor dies in accident at sea
The Associated Press
Posted : Monday Mar 10, 2008 7:44:28 EDT

NORFOLK, Va. — A sailor on the Norfolk-based carrier Theodore Roosevelt has died after sustaining a severe head injury when the ship hit heavy seas off the Florida coast.

The sailor’s name was not released pending notification of the family.

According to a press release, the ship was conducting routine operations off the coast of Jacksonville, Fla., when the weather took a rapid turn for the worse. No details about the accident have been released.

The sailor was taken by helicopter to a Jacksonville hospital, and died there Saturday.

The Navy is investigating the incident.


Article at: http://www.navytimes.com/news/2008/03/ap_sailordead_031008/