Defense News: Navy Confirms Name of Sailor Who Died in Training

Source: United States Navy

VIRGINIA BEACH, VA — Electronics Technician 1st Class Ryan DeKorte, 35, a Sailor assigned to an East Coast-based Naval Special Warfare unit died Monday, May 9 at 12:35 p.m. EST, at a local hospital after sustaining injuries after a helicopter landing incident during joint training at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story on May 5.