JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A Jacksonville Marine has been declared dead after reportedly falling overboard the USS Iwo Jima in the Caribbean on Saturday, Feb. 7.
The Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group and the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit announced Thursday the death of Lance Cpl. Chukwuemeka E. Oforah, who was declared dead Tuesday. The circumstances surrounding his death are currently under investigation, a release states. Most recent property records show that Oforah was listed as living in Jacksonville.
According to the release, after Oforah went overboard, an “extensive, around-the-clock 72-hour search and rescue operation” was started…