AND THE END OF 2024. SHELBY: NEW THIS MORNING AND SAD NEWS TO REPORT. A OKLAHOMA NAVY SAILOR WHO DIED ON AN AIRCRAFT CARRIER IN CALIFORNIA HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED. INFORMATION SYSTEMS TECHNICAN 2ND CLASS DARREN COLLINS DIED SUNDAY MORNING AS THE USS CARL VINSON WAS DOCKED AT NAVAL AIR STATION IN SAN DIEGO. THE NAVY SAYS HIS CAUSE OF DEATH IS UNDER INVESTIGATION BUT THERE AREN’T ANY INDICATIONS OF SUICIDE OR FOUL PLAY. COLLINS WAS A NATIVE OF BROKEN ARROW, OKLAHOMA WHO JOINED T
Navy sailor from Oklahoma found dead on aircraft carrier in San Diego
The Navy said his cause of death is under investigation, but there aren’t any indications of suicide or foul play
Updated: 7:35 AM CDT Jul 12, 2022
Authorities identified a U.S. Navy sailor from Oklahoma who died on an aircraft carrier over the weekend in California.Information Systems Technician 2nd Class Darren Collins died around 6:30 a.m. Sunday on the USS Carl Vinson. The aircraft carrier was docked at the Naval Air Station in San Diego.The Navy said the cause of death is under investigation, but there aren’t any indications of suicide or foul play.”My deepest condolences go out to the Collins family in this time of tragic loss,” Capt. P. Scott Miller, commanding officer of the USS Carl Vinson, said in a news release. “As shipmates, we grieve the untimely passing of a talented young man. We will continue to provide support to the Vinson crew and the Collins family. In addition to our shipboard resources, our Sailors are receiving tremendous support from the base and regional mental health services.”Collins, who was from Broken Arrow, joined the Navy in 2019. He was 22.
Authorities identified a U.S. Navy sailor from Oklahoma who died on an aircraft carrier over the weekend in California.
Information Systems Technician 2nd Class Darren Collins died around 6:30 a.m. Sunday on the USS Carl Vinson. The aircraft carrier was docked at the Naval Air Station in San Diego.
The Navy said the cause of death is under investigation, but there aren’t any indications of suicide or foul play.
“My deepest condolences go out to the Collins family in this time of tragic loss,” Capt. P. Scott Miller, commanding officer of the USS Carl Vinson, said in a news release. “As shipmates, we grieve the untimely passing of a talented young man. We will continue to provide support to the Vinson crew and the Collins family. In addition to our shipboard resources, our Sailors are receiving tremendous support from the base and regional mental health services.”
Collins, who was from Broken Arrow, joined the Navy in 2019. He was 22.
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