Florida sailor on Naval Station Mayport-based USS Mason dies in ‘non-combat related incident’
The Department of Defense said a sailor from Florida assigned to a Naval Station Mayport-based ship in the Red Sea has died.
The DoD said in a news release Saturday that the USS Mason sailor died in a “non-combat related incident.”
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The sailor was identified as Aviation Machinist’s Mate 2nd Class Oriola Michael Aregbesola, 34, of Miramar.
The USS Mason is part of a group of U.S. ships working on missions in the Middle East.
Aregbesola’s death is still under investigation, the DoD said.
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