THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Sunday, April 28, 1996 TAG: 9604280088
SECTION: FRONT PAGE: A2 EDITION: FINAL
SOURCE: ASSOCIATED PRESS
DATELINE: PANAMA CITY, PANAMA LENGTH: Short : 26 lines
A Norfolk-based sailor died Saturday morning after falling from the 14th floor of an apartment building in the upscale neighborhood of Punta Paitilla in downtown Panama City.
Petty Officer John P. Youngerman, 26, was a member of a SEAL unit based at Little Creek Amphibious Base in Norfolk, the U.S. Southern Command said in a brief statement.
Youngerman was on temporary duty with a special unit based at the Rodman Naval Station in the Panama Canal area, the Navy said.
``Youngerman was off-duty and visiting friends at the time of the incident,'' the statement said.
An investigation is under way.
KEYWORDS: U.S. NAVY SEAL ACCIDENT GENERAL FATALITY by CNB