A junior sailor drowned in mid-November while kayaking in waters off Naval Air Station Pensacola, Fla., officials confirmed on Dec. 10. Aviation Structural Mechanic Airman Apprentice Jinghui Xiao, 29, was kayaking with two others in Bayou Grande – on the northern edge of NASP - on the afternoon of Nov. 15, according to the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office. Xiao “stepped into deeper water and drowned,” sheriff’s office spokeswoman Amber Southard said. A Navy fire and rescue boat recovered his body at about 1:45 p.m. Originally from California, Xiao enlisted in August and arrived at the Naval Air Technical Training Center at NASP for technical school on Oct. 2, according to his service record. (Source: Navy Times 12/10/20)
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