The death of a Wichita sailor in April has been determined to be a homicide, and another sailor has been charged in connection with the death at a Virginia base.
The U.S. Navy said 22-year-old Master-At-Arms Third Class Lyndon Joel Cosgriff-Flax was killed during a boating incident on the York River on April 28th. The incident involved one of the harbor security boats at the Naval Weapons Station in Yorktown, Virginia.
Navy Region Mid-Atlantic said an unidentified sailor has been charged with negligent homicide, making a false official statement, and two counts of dereliction of duty. A court proceeding has not been scheduled.
Cosgriff-Flax enlisted in the Navy in August 2021 and reported for duty at Yorktown in February 2022.
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