CHICAGO _ A Navy sailor from Chicago has died after falling from an aircraft carrier elevator, according to the U.S. Navy.
Juan Jose Garcia-Herrera, 21, died Saturday after the sailor accidentally fell from an aircraft elevator on the USS Nimitz, according to the U.S. Navy Air Forces' Twitter feed. The accident occurred Friday night when the vessel was in port at the Naval Air Station North Island in San Diego County.
Commissioned in 1975, the Nimitz is the oldest American aircraft carrier in active service, according to the ship's website.
A USS Nimitz spokesperson could not immediately be reached for comment.
The accident is under investigation, according to the Navy.
