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Death of Sailor assigned to U.S.S. John C. Stennis ruled a suicide: Navy

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Posted at 8:44 PM, Apr 24, 2023
and last updated 2023-04-24 20:44:59-04

If you or someone you know is in need of immediate help, call the Suicide Crisis Lifeline at 988.

The U.S. Navy has confirmed the death of a Sailor assigned to the USS John C. Stennis has been ruled a suicide.

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Navy officials said Machinist Mate Third Class Patrick Kremer was found dead in Suffolk on April 9.

On Monday, the Medical Examiner's Office said the case was a suicide.

Kremer's death comes after a number of locally-based Sailor's have died by suicide in the last year.

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