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The Navy said in a news release that it's not releasing the
sailor's name until the charges have been referred to a
court-martial. The sailor who died was Lyndon Joel Cosgriff-Flax.
The accused sailor faces charges that include negligent
homicide, making a false official statement and dereliction of
duty. The sailor was assigned to a harbor patrol unit at Naval
Weapons Station Yorktown, near the York River and about a
35-mile (56-kilometer) drive from the nation's largest naval
base in Norfolk.
The incident occurred on the York River in late April, according
to charging documents. The charge sheet provided few details. It
accuses the sailor of “operating a harbor safety boat in a
negligent manner” and falsely claiming that Cosgriff-Flax had
fallen overboard.
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