Navy ends search, says missing San Antonio sailor is dead
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Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Apprentice Ethan Goolsby is shown with his father, Kelly Goolsby.Courtesy photo
The Navy has suspended search-and-rescue operations for a San Antonio sailor who went overboard last week and expressed condolences to his parents.
The search for Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Apprentice Ethan Goolsby, 20, who served aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt, was suspended Saturday night. It began Thursday after a lookout spotted what appeared to be a person in the water.
His father, Kelly Goolsby, issued a statement Sunday evening.
“We are grateful for the search and recovery efforts related to us by the U.S. Navy,” he said. “We remain hopeful that they will continue to search for our only son’s remains.