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James Lovelace

Case from Lawrenceburg, TN dated Jul 18, 1982

Victim Details

James A. Lovelace

Male

Lawrenceburg

TN

1982-07-18

24

James

Lovelace

06/25/2026

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On May 6, 2016, a 21-year-old Navy SEAL trainee named James Derek Lovelace died during a pool exercise in Coronado, California. Lovelace, who was in his first week of the rigorous Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL training, known as BUD/S, was participating in a combat swimmer orientation. The exercise required trainees to tread water while wearing fatigues, boots, and a dive mask filled with water.

According to an autopsy report from the San Diego County medical examiner, Lovelace was str ...
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