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Navy sailor at NWS Yorktown killed after falling overboard into the York River

A spokesperson for Naval Weapons Station Yorktown said it happened on a harbor security boat during a training exercise.

YORKTOWN, Va. — A sailor at Naval Weapons Station Yorktown was killed Sunday evening after falling overboard into the York River, Navy officials said

A spokesperson for the station said it happened on a harbor security boat shortly after 8 p.m. Sailors were undergoing security boat training and familiarization on the river when 22-year-old Master at Arms Petty Officer Third Class Lyndon Joel Cosgriff-Flax accidentally fell overboard. He died from his injuries.

The Navy said Cosgriff-Flax was from Wichita, Kansas, and enlisted in the Navy in 2021. He had been assigned to NWS Yorktown since February 2022. 

The sailor's death remains under investigation.

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