Marine killed in Camp Lejeune training accident

More information will be released after the Marine's family is notified, officials said.

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Apr 19, 2024 5:31 PM EDT

U.S. Marines with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division on range Golf-36 (G-36), Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Dec. 12, 2020. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacqueline Parsons

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A Marine from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit died in a training accident near Camp Lejeune in North Carolina, officials said in a release.

The Marine’s identity, job and details of the incident were not released, pending notifications to the family. Officials said the death involved a training exercise in Carteret County on Thursday.

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Officials said the death is under investigation. Additional information will be released as it becomes, the service said.

In August, Lance Cpl. Joseph Whaley, who was killed at Lejeune from a negligent discharge during a night live-fire training exercise.

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Patty is a senior staff writer for Task & Purpose. She has covered the military and national defense for five years, including embedding with the National Guard during Hurricane Florence and covering legal proceedings for a former al Qaeda commander at Guantanamo Bay. Her previous bylines can be found at the Associated Press, Bloomberg Government, Washington Post, The New York Times, and ABC.