CASA GRANDE, Ariz. -- A Virginia Beach-based Navy SEAL was found dead Wednesday morning on a golf course in Casa Grande.The SEAL, whose name was not released, was a Special Warfare Operator from Hampton Roads, Va. He died while conducting a parachute training operation out of Marana, about 30 miles south of Phoenix.The body was found near one of the greens shortly after 7 a.m. by a Mission Royale Golf Course maintenance worker on his morning rounds.Casa Grande police said the Navy arrived immediately to retrieve the body.
"I was just coming out of the garage and I heard this noise," said Jesse King, a neighbor.Another resident also said he didn't know what to think."It's kind of tragic really, the way you hear how it happened and everything," said Ron Horton. "It kind of affects you a little bit."
The Navy is investigating the SEAL's death and said it may send a team to Casa Grande later in the day.Authorities said they are trying to notify the man's relatives before releasing his name.
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