B
Boondocksaint375
Guest
Navy SEAL Shot, Killed During Training
By CHELSEA J. CARTER – 10 hours ago
SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Navy is investigating the death of a SEAL who was killed during a live-fire training exercise in Mississippi.
The SEAL, whose identity was being withheld until relatives could be notified, died Wednesday after being shot during training near Lake Cormorant, Miss., said Lt. Tommy Crosby, a Naval Special Warfare Group 1 spokesman in Coronado, Calif.
A Coronado-based SEAL team was practicing close-quarter combat at the time of the incident, Crosby said.
Navy officials said the SEAL was given immediate medical treatment but would not say what wounds he suffered. No other details surrounding the death were to be immediately released, Crosby said.
The death was being investigated by the Naval Criminal Investigative Service and the DeSoto County Sheriff's Department.
The Navy did not immediately identify the training facility, referring to it only as a "training facility run by contractors."
Capt. Thomas L. Brown, the commanding officer of the SEAL team, called the death a "terrible loss."
"I extend my deepest condolences and heartfelt sympathy to his family and friends," he said.
The Navy has about 2,300 SEALs, known for their elite special operations training and missions. They are based in Coronado and Little Creek, Va.
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hXcZ0JbDIO5XocCdfjBl0NrTcXsQD8UH5PM80
By CHELSEA J. CARTER – 10 hours ago
SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Navy is investigating the death of a SEAL who was killed during a live-fire training exercise in Mississippi.
The SEAL, whose identity was being withheld until relatives could be notified, died Wednesday after being shot during training near Lake Cormorant, Miss., said Lt. Tommy Crosby, a Naval Special Warfare Group 1 spokesman in Coronado, Calif.
A Coronado-based SEAL team was practicing close-quarter combat at the time of the incident, Crosby said.
Navy officials said the SEAL was given immediate medical treatment but would not say what wounds he suffered. No other details surrounding the death were to be immediately released, Crosby said.
The death was being investigated by the Naval Criminal Investigative Service and the DeSoto County Sheriff's Department.
The Navy did not immediately identify the training facility, referring to it only as a "training facility run by contractors."
Capt. Thomas L. Brown, the commanding officer of the SEAL team, called the death a "terrible loss."
"I extend my deepest condolences and heartfelt sympathy to his family and friends," he said.
The Navy has about 2,300 SEALs, known for their elite special operations training and missions. They are based in Coronado and Little Creek, Va.
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hXcZ0JbDIO5XocCdfjBl0NrTcXsQD8UH5PM80
