SEAL killed in parachute training

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5 SEALs killed since early December
Incident under investigation; above, EODs jump


SEAL killed in parachute training
By Andrew Scutro - Staff writer
Posted : Wednesday Feb 13, 2008 17:05:34 EST

NORFOLK, Va. — A Navy SEAL died during parachute training Wednesday morning in Arizona, according to information released by Naval Special Warfare Group 2.

The operator will be identified once his family has been notified. The incident, which occurred near Casa Grande, is under investigation.

Lt. Dave Luckett, Group 2 spokesman, said the SEAL died during normal freefall parachute training.

The SEAL is the fifth to die since early December, and the second SEAL training death in two weeks.

* Chief Special Warfare Operator Mark Thomas Carter, 27, of Fallbrook, Calif., was killed in enemy action Dec. 11 in Iraq. Carter was with Tactical Development and Evaluation Squadron 2, based in Virginia Beach, Va.


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