SEAL Trainee’s Death Ruled Drowning and Homicide
Seaman James Derek Lovelace, 21, died during his first week of training after he was pulled from a pool exercise Friday in Coronado, California. (U.S. Navy)
The San Diego Medical Examiner has concluded that a Navy SEAL, Seaman James Derek Lovelace, 21, drowned during a pool training exercise on May 6 and determined that the death should be considered to be a homicide.
Defense officials stress that the medical examiner’s homicide ruling does not mean a crime has been committed, only that it involved an incident not by one’s own hand.
