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New Jersey sailor dies in propeller accident on USS George H.W. Bush aircraft carrier
The U.S. Navy says a sailor from New Jersey who died aboard an aircraft carrier was struck by the turning propeller of a plane.
The Navy said in a statement on Wednesday that Airman Apprentice Joseph Min Naglak had just secured an E-2C Hawkeye radar plane to the flight deck. Naglak's death occurred Monday aboard the USS George H. W. Bush while it was in the Atlantic Ocean.
The Navy said the incident remains under investigation and that his death has been a heartbreaking experience for those on board the carrier.
Naglak attended West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North and was engaged, according to his Facebook page.
Read more: https://www.nj.com/mercer/index.ssf/2018/09/nj_sailor_dies_after_being_struck_by_propellor_on.html