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SEAL instructor will not face charges in death of trainee who drowned
Source: ABC News
SEAL instructor will not face charges in death of trainee who drowned
By LUIS MARTINEZ - Apr 10, 2017, 3:53 PM ET
The Navy has decided that an instructor will not face criminal charges in the death of Navy SEAL trainee James Derek Lovelace, 21, who drowned during a pool training exercise last May. The unit commander determined that Lovelace's death was not the result of a crime.
"The commanding officer of the Naval Special Warfare Basic Training Command has determined that the 6 May 2016 death of Seaman James 'Derek' Lovelace, a Basic Underwater Demolition and SEAL training (BUD/S) trainee, was not the result of a crime and will not pursue criminal charges against any personnel in connection with the death," according to a statement from the Navy's Special Warfare Command.
The statement said Cmdr. Liam Hulin’s decision was based on a review of the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) investigation into the circumstances of Lovelace's death during SEAL training.
"Our thoughts and prayers remain with the Lovelace family," Hulin sad. "No loss of life in training is an acceptable loss."
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By LUIS MARTINEZ - Apr 10, 2017, 3:53 PM ET
The Navy has decided that an instructor will not face criminal charges in the death of Navy SEAL trainee James Derek Lovelace, 21, who drowned during a pool training exercise last May. The unit commander determined that Lovelace's death was not the result of a crime.
"The commanding officer of the Naval Special Warfare Basic Training Command has determined that the 6 May 2016 death of Seaman James 'Derek' Lovelace, a Basic Underwater Demolition and SEAL training (BUD/S) trainee, was not the result of a crime and will not pursue criminal charges against any personnel in connection with the death," according to a statement from the Navy's Special Warfare Command.
The statement said Cmdr. Liam Hulin’s decision was based on a review of the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) investigation into the circumstances of Lovelace's death during SEAL training.
"Our thoughts and prayers remain with the Lovelace family," Hulin sad. "No loss of life in training is an acceptable loss."
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Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/US/seal-instructor-face-charges-death-trainee-drowned/story?id=46711241