U.S. Navy Identifies Sailor Killed by Helicopter Blade

A sailor was struck by a spinning blade from a helicopter similar to the one in this photo on Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2018. He died of his injuries three days later. U.S. Navy

Navy officials identified on Sunday the sailor killed by a spinning helicopter blade as 32-year-old Lt. James Mazzuchelli.

The sailor was a flight surgeon assigned to a helicopter squadron as part of Marine Aircraft Group 39. Mazzuchelli was stationed at Camp Pendleton in southern California. He was previously deployed in Japan.