SAN DIEGO, Calif. (KABC) U.S. Navy officials on Monday publicly identified a sailor from the USS Theodore Roosevelt who died after going overboard last week.
He was identified as 20-year-old Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Apprentice Ethan Garrett Goolsby of Texas, according to the Navy. His family was notified before the search stopped.
Search and rescue efforts began around 7:30 a.m. Thursday, when a lookout aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier spotted what appeared to be a person in the water, according to Navy officials.
Search efforts from the San Diego-based carrier and five other vessels concluded at sunset on Saturday. Navy crews and the U.S. Coast Guard searched more than 607 square nautical miles for more than 55 hours off the coast of Southern California.
UpdatedMon, Dec 14, 2020 at 8:45 am PT
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Ethan Garrett Goolsby, 20, served as an aviation ordnanceman airman apprentice. (Photo provided by the Goolsby family)
SAN DIEGO, CA U.S. Navy officials publicly identified a sailor from the San Diego-based USS Theodore Roosevelt who died after going overboard last week.
The sailor was identified as Ethan Garrett Goolsby, 20, of Texas, according to the Navy. He served as an aviation ordnanceman airman apprentice.
Goolsby reported to the USS Theodore Roosevelt in July after his initial training as an aviation ordnanceman in Pensacola, Florida. He was promoted to his current rank on Sept. 16.
Subscribe The loss of our Sailor is felt deeply by all on board, said Capt. Eric Anduze, commanding officer of USS Theodore Roosevelt. The entire Theodore Roosevelt team sends our deepest condolences to the family of our missing shipmate.
Updated: 9:33 AM PST December 14, 2020
SAN DIEGO COUNTY, Calif. U.S. Navy officials Monday publicly identified a sailor from the USS Theodore Roosevelt who died after going overboard last week.
He was identified as 20-year-old Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Apprentice Ethan Garrett Goolsby of Texas, according to the Navy. His family was notified before the search stopped.
Search and rescue efforts began around 7:30 a.m. Thursday, when a lookout aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier spotted what appeared to be a person in the water, according to Navy officials.
Search efforts from the San Diego-based carrier and five other vessels concluded at sunset on Saturday. Navy crews and the U.S. Coast Guard searched more than 607 square nautical miles for more than 55 hours off the coast of Southern California.
By CAITLIN DOORNBOS | STARS AND STRIPES Published: December 13, 2020 Just three days into his first deployment, Airman Apprentice Ethan Garrett Goolsby on Thursday went missing from the USS Theodore Roosevelt, his father wrote in a public Facebook post on Sunday. The Navy on Saturday ended its 55-hour search for the 20-year-old sailor after the Coast Guard, six Navy vessels and aircraft searched more than 607 square miles for Goolsby, who went overboard Thursday morning off the coast of Southern California. Goolsby, an aviation ordnanceman from San Antonio, Texas, had been in the Navy about a year and reported to the Theodore Roosevelt in July, the Navy s 3rd Fleet said in a statement confirming his identity Monday.
By CAITLIN DOORNBOS | STARS AND STRIPES Published: December 13, 2020 Just three days into his first deployment, Airman Apprentice Ethan Garrett Goolsby on Thursday went missing from the USS Theodore Roosevelt, his father wrote in a public Facebook post on Sunday. The Navy on Saturday ended its 55-hour search for the 20-year-old sailor after the Coast Guard, six Navy vessels and aircraft searched more than 607 square miles for Goolsby, who went overboard Thursday morning off the coast of Southern California. Goolsby, an aviation ordnanceman from San Antonio, Texas, had been in the Navy about a year and reported to the Theodore Roosevelt in July, the Navy s 3rd Fleet said in a statement confirming his identity Monday.