Sailor dies after falling from elevator of USS Nimitz while in port near San Diego
By DAHLIA BAZZAZ | The Seattle Times | Published: September 29, 2019
(Tribune News Service) — A junior-ranking sailor died early Saturday morning from a fall as he was boarding the USS Nimitz, which is currently in port at Naval Air Station North Island near San Diego. He was 21.
The Navy is not releasing any more information about the sailor until Sunday evening. Department of Defense policy is to withhold release of names until 24 hours after next of kin has been notified. Sailors from all over the country are assigned to the aircraft carrier.
The aircraft carrier’s home port is in Bremerton, Wash. Sailors were at the Naval Air Station North Island for routine training operations, said Bill Petkovski, deputy public affairs officer for the USS Nimitz.
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