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Navy identifies sailor killed in Virginia helicopter accident

Headline from Local News 8, on the newest of 2 developments

By Oren Liebermann and Paul LeBlanc, CNN The US Navy has identified the sailor killed in a recent helicopter landing accident at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story in Virginia Beach, Virginia.

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Developments in this update

2 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. Naval Special Warfare Sailor Dead After Helicopter Landing

    Headline from Military.com ·

  2. Newest

    Navy identifies sailor killed in Virginia helicopter accident

    Headline from Local News 8 ·

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10 articles, oldest first.

  1. Military.com

    Naval Special Warfare Sailor Dead After Helicopter Landing (opens Military.com)

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    Military.com's feed description

    A sailor assigned to an East Coast-based Naval Special Warfare unit has died following a helicopter landing, the Navy announced in a statement.

  2. CNN

    Sailor dies after helicopter landing accident in Virginia, Navy says (opens CNN)

    Published

    CNN's feed description

    A sailor died on Monday following a helicopter landing accident at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story in Virginia Beach, Virginia, according to a statement from the Navy.

  3. KEYT Santa Barbara

    Sailor dies after helicopter landing accident in Virginia, Navy says | News Channel 3-12 (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    KEYT Santa Barbara's feed description

    By Oren Liebermann, CNN A sailor died on Monday following a helicopter landing accident at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story in Virginia

  4. Local News 8

    Navy identifies sailor killed in Virginia helicopter accident (opens Local News 8)

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    Local News 8's feed description

    By Oren Liebermann and Paul LeBlanc, CNN The US Navy has identified the sailor killed in a recent helicopter landing accident at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story in Virginia Beach, Virginia.

  5. KEYT Santa Barbara

    Navy identifies sailor killed in Virginia helicopter accident | News Channel 3-12 (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

    Published

    KEYT Santa Barbara's feed description

    By Oren Liebermann and Paul LeBlanc, CNN The US Navy has identified the sailor killed in a recent helicopter landing accident at Joint Expeditionary Base

  6. Military.com

    Navy Identifies Naval Special Warfare Sailor Who Died After Reported Helicopter Crash Landing (opens Military.com)

    Published

    Military.com's feed description

    The Navy has identified the sailor who died following a helicopter landing incident last week as Electronics Technician 1st Class Ryan DeKorte.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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