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unhappycamper

(60,364 posts)
Thu Feb 27, 2014, 10:41 AM Feb 2014

Investigators probe death of JBER sergeant at off-base residence

http://www.adn.com/2014/02/26/3346670/investigators-probe-death-of-jber.html

Investigators probe death of JBER sergeant at off-base residence
By ZAZ HOLLANDER
February 26, 2014 Updated 10 hours ago

A U.S. Air Force staff sergeant stationed at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson was found dead at his Eagle River residence Sunday, the base announced Wednesday.

Samuel Davis, 33, was pronounced dead by civilian emergency responders, military officials said. Anchorage police responded to a 911 call at 5:41 a.m. from his girlfriend, who said Davis wasn't breathing, police spokeswoman Dani Myren said.

He had back surgery the day before he died, Davis' girlfriend told emergency dispatchers.

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Davis' death marks the fourth involving JBER soldiers or airmen in a little more than two weeks.
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Investigators probe death of JBER sergeant at off-base residence (Original Post) unhappycamper Feb 2014 OP
My son was stationed at JBER until December. A-Long-Little-Doggie Feb 2014 #1
Wait a minute Stargazer09 Feb 2014 #2
A series of deaths??? dixiegrrrrl Feb 2014 #3

Stargazer09

(2,132 posts)
2. Wait a minute
Thu Feb 27, 2014, 10:54 AM
Feb 2014

He had back surgery the day before, and they sent him home?

I'm not a doctor, but back surgery isn't typically an outpatient procedure, as far as I know.

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