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Florida Keys marine officers were busy Sunday responding to emergencies on the water, including a boat fire off Key West and a man struck by a propeller off Marathon.

Staff Sgt. Micah E. Walker A U.S. Army soldier with the Special Forces member died during a training exercise at Army underwater training facility on Fleming Key off Key West on Tuesday. Staff Sgt. Micah Walker, of Peyton, Colorado, died early evening Tuesday at the Army’s Special Forces Underwater Operations School, which is home to the service’s combat diver qualification courses, according to Army Combat Readiness Center (CRC) spokesperson Michael Negard. The CRC’s safety investigation...

A U.S. Army soldier with the Special Forces member died during a training exercise at Army underwater training facility on Fleming Key off Key West on Tuesday. Staff Sgt. Micah Walker, of Peyton, Colorado, died early evening Tuesday at the Army’s Special Forces Underwater Operations School, which is home to the service’s combat diver qualification courses, according to Army Combat Readiness Center (CRC) spokesperson Michael Negard. The CRC’s safety investigation team is leading t...

U.S. Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal personnel detonated a 250-pound, World War II-era bomb underground on Fleming Key on Tuesday at noon.