A Florida sailor is dead after going missing from the USS Mason on Wednesday in the Red Sea, The Department of Defense announced Saturday.
The soldier was identified as 34-year-old Oriola Michael Aregbesola, an Aviation Machinist’s Mate 2nd Class.
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Aregbesola went missing on March 20, while conducting operations in the Red Sea on the USS Mason, U.S Central Command said in a statement Friday.
He was assigned to USS Mason and deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations, as part of the Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group.
According to the DoD, the cause of death was after a “non-combat” related injury.
The incident is under investigation.