Selfless U.S. Navy sailor from South Florida dies while serving in Red Sea [Video]

FILE US NAVY PHOTO (2016) – A U.S. Navy Sailor from Miramar died while serving on The Arleigh Burke Class guided-missile destroyer USS Mason (DDG 87). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class J. Alexander Delgado/Released) (Mass Communicatin Specialist 3rd Class J. Alexander Delgado, US Navy)

MIRAMAR, Fla. – The Pentagon announced on Saturday that Michael Aregbesola, who was from South Florida, died on Wednesday while serving as a U.S. Navy sailor in the Red Sea.

The U.S. Department of Defense described Aregbesola’s death as “a non-combat related incident” that was under investigation, and the U.S. Navy described it as a “sailor lost overboard.”

“Aregbesola fully embodied the selfless character and thoughtful warrior spirit of the United States Navy Sailor,” Cmdr. Eric Kohut said in a statement about the petty officer.

Aregbesola, 34, of Broward County, died while serving as an aviation machinist with Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 74 aboard the USS Mason, an Arleigh …

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