Ohio Marine dies in Africa
Associated Press
STEUBENVILLE, Ohio
The Department of Defense has announced that a U.S. Marine from Ohio has died in a “nonhostile incident” in Africa.
The government said Tuesday that 20-year-old Lance Cpl. Randy Heck of Steubenville died Sunday in Djibouti, Africa.
Heck graduated from Harrison Central High School in Cadiz. Family members svay he is survived by a daughter, a few weeks old.
The defense department says the incident is under investigation.
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