YORKTOWN — A Naval Weapons Station Yorktown sailor who died Sunday evening after falling overboard during training on the York River has been identified.
According to Naval Weapons Station Yorktown public affairs, on Sunday, April 28 at 8:05 p.m., a harbor security boat team assigned to Naval Weapons Station (NWS) Yorktown was conducting security boat training and familiarization on the York River when a sailor, identified as 22-year old Master at Arms Petty Officer Third Class Lyndon Joel Cosgriff-Flax, accidentally fell overboard resulting in fatal injuries.
Petty Officer Third Class Cosgriff-Flax was from Wichita, Kansas and enlisted in the Navy in August 2021. He reported for duty at NWS Yorktown in February 2022 and was assigned to the installation’s Security Department, according to public affairs.
Investigations are ongoing at this time, according to NWS Yorktown.
