Three Marines found dead in car by gas station pictured as deaths remain mystery
Three US marines who were found dead inside a car have been named and pictured, as authorities say they have "no idea" why the three died.
Tanner Kaltenberg, 19, Merax Dockery, 23 and Ivan Garcia, 23, were all found dead inside a four-door sedan parked outside a petrol station on Sunday.
ABC affiliate WTVD News reported all three of the men held the rank of lance corporal. They were found around 40 minutes away from where they were stationed in Camp Lejeune.
No drugs were found in the vehicle in North Carolina when deputies located it after responding to a missing persons report.
"There’s nothing to believe it to be foul play or anything," Sergeant Chester Ward of the Pender County Sheriff’s Department told WDTV. "We’re waiting for an autopsy report, but we have no idea of probably what happened."
Boy, 10, saw neighbours swept to deaths in UK's worst storm that killed hundreds
Tanner Kaltenberg, right - no foul play has been reported (Facebook)
Ivan Garcia was from Florida (Facebook)Brigadier General Michael McWilliams from the Second Marine Logistics Group said: "My deepest sympathy and condolences are extended to the family, friends and colleagues" of the three men.
“Our focus is providing the necessary resources and support to those impacted by their tragic loss as they navigate this extremely difficult time,” he added.
He added: “Our focus is providing the necessary resources and support to those impacted by their tragic loss as they navigate this extremely difficult time.”
“[The] circumstances surrounding their deaths are currently under investigation," the Marine Corps said.
Merax Dockery's mum paid tribute to her son (Facebook)Mr Kaltenberg, from Madison, Wisconsin, recently posted about the "fun" he was having while he was on deployment to Setermoen Leir in Norway.
He wrote: "I couldn’t really post these in Setermoen Leir cause I would’ve gotten in trouble but we are coming down to the last days of deployment and it has been a blast."
Posting a picture of herself and Mr Kaltenberg on Tuesday, his devastated sister Brianna Windisch wrote on Facebook: "Our whole world is flipped upside down right now. I miss you fiercely bro… it’s never goodbye, it’s see you later. I love you so much."
Tanner Kaltenberg had posted about having 'fun' (Facebook)Heather Glass, the mother of Mr Dockery, from Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, posted a picture of her son wearing a stetson hat.
She said: "My favourite picture of Merax... I will forever love you son."
Mr Garcia, meanwhile, was from Naples in Florida. His heartbroken aunt lamented the "void" the youngster had left behind.
Royal Navy sailors rushed to hospital after drinking contaminated water on ship
The marines were around 40 minutes from their base (AP)Posting pictures of them together, she said: "My boy, my love, what a void you have left, and look how you came without knowing it was the last trip I would see you.
"Now who will I fight with? Who will I scold? Today I can't believe he is not here, oh my god, how painful my beautiful boy, why did you leave me'."
Read more similar news:
Comments:
comments powered by Disqus
