Drowned Navy SEAL was killed by instructor according to coroner
By Associated Press|July 6th, 2016|Military News, U.S. Navy|0 Comments
A Southern California medical examiner ruled the death of a Navy SEAL trainee a homicide, saying his instructor repeatedly dunked him during a pool exercise while the 21-year-old was struggling, according to an autopsy report released Wednesday.
Seaman James Derek Lovelace died of drowning May 6 in Coronado, California, with a heart problem as a contributing factor, the autopsy found. The homicide ruling does not necessarily mean a crime occurred, and the instructor has not been charged.
Lovelace of Crestview, Florida, who was in his first week of training, showed signs he was having difficulty treading water in fatigues, boots and a dive mask filled with water. While struggling, he was seen on surveillance video being dunked at least twice by an instructor, the report said.
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