Found Deceased IL- Seamus Gray 21, in US Navy, didn't rpt back to Naval Sta, last seen Ibiza Bar, video 1:40am Sheridan & Washington, Waukegan, 18 Mar 2023

[imstilla.grandma]

At around 7 p.m. Wednesday, Waukegan police officers were conducting a traffic stop near the Waukegan Harbor when utility workers flagged them down, according to police. The ComEd workers were doing routine work near the harbor and reported they saw what they believed to be a body in the water.

An officer went into the water to recover the body. The Waukegan Fire Department also responded and retrieved the body further onto the shore.

Body found in Lake Michigan identified as Seamus Gray, U.S. Navy sailor who went missing last month

Detectives found video surveillance footage of Gray leaving Ibiza Bar on March 18.

www.cbsnews.com

 

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[imstilla.grandma]

The Lake County Coroner's office said Thursday that preliminary results indicate Gray died from drowning.

Coroner Releases Cause of Death for US Navy Sailor Séamus Gray After Body Found in Waukegan Harbor

An autopsy has determined the cause of death for 21-year-old US Navy servicemember Séamus Gray one day after his body was found in Waukegan Harbor just over a month after he went missing in the northern Chicago suburb.

www.nbcchicago.com

 

[Lusitana]

What a sad way to go.

 

[whatsnext]

So preventable. What happened to the buddy system?

 

[Lusitana]

So preventable. What happened to the buddy system?

Women are more likely to stick to the buddy system but men should realize that it can prevent many deaths for them too.

 

[PommyMommy]

APR 20, 2023

'Sadness and pain': Waukegan mayor reacts after body of missing U.S. Navy sailor found in ​

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Banek said an autopsy was performed on Gray Thursday morning. The preliminary autopsy results showed Gray died as a result of drowning.

“There is no evidence of significant injury which would have contributed to his death,” Banek said.

“On behalf of the City of Waukegam, I extend our deepest condolences to the family of Seamus Gray,” Waukegan Mayor Ann B. Taylor said.

“As a mother, I can’t begin to imagine feeling the sadness and pain that Seamus’ family has and will endure. Our prayers are with Mr. Gray’s family,” Taylor said.

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[BonnieBelle]

I wonder how he ended up in the water

 

[Teche]

Fly high, Seamus!