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Navy Investigating Cause of Parachute Death

The sailor's name was not immediately released.

An investigation was underway today to determine the cause of a parachute training accident that claimed the life of a U.S. Navy sailor assigned to a West Coast-based Naval Special Warfare command.

The sailor died as a result of injuries he suffered in Monday's training exercise in El Centro, the Navy reported without immediately releasing the sailor's name, duty station or other details.

—City News Service

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