25 July 2023

Cause of death being investigated for 3 Marines found in vehicle at North Carolina gas station

The Pender County Sheriff’s Office was initially responding to a report of a missing person when they discovered the deceased individuals. Currently, an ongoing investigation is taking place, although there is no apparent threat to the community members, according to the sheriff’s office.
The cause of death for the three Marines has yet to be determined, as no immediate information regarding their cause of death has been released by either the Marine Corps or the sheriff’s office.

Cause of death being investigated for 3 Marines found in vehicle at North Carolina gas station

The three lance corporals were found unresponsive Sunday. The circumstances of their deaths are under investigation.

FILE - Signage stands on the main gate to Camp Lejeune Marine Base outside Jacksonville, N.C., Friday, April 29, 2022. Three men who were found dead over the weekend at an eastern North Carolina gas station have been identified as Marine lance corporals stationed nearby at Camp Lejeune, the U.S. Marine Corps said Tuesday, July 25, 2023.
The main gate to Camp Lejeune Marine Base outside Jacksonville, N.C., in 2022.Allen G. Breed / AP file


Three people found dead inside a vehicle at a North Carolina gas station Sunday were Marine lance corporals based at Camp LeJeune, the Marine Corps said Tuesday.The cause and circumstances of the deaths are under investigation, officials said.

A public information officer from the sheriff’s office was not available to comment Tuesday evening. . .NBC News

Three Marines found dead in a car near Camp Lejeune in North Carolina


Three Marines were found dead near Camp Lejeune, according to military officials. The three servicemen were discovered dead in a vehicle in Pender County on the morning of July 23, according to local reports – approximately 40 minutes away from Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune.

Military officials identified the deceased as Lance Cpl. Tanner Kaltenberg, 19, Lance Cpl. Merax Dockery, 23, and Lance Cpl. Ivan Garcia, 23.
Officers with the Pender County Sheriff's Office found the four-door sedan at a Speedway gas station in Hampstead while investigating a missing person call regarding one of the Marines found.
  • All three of the deceased were declared dead at the scene, though a cause of death has not yet been released.
"There’s nothing to believe it to be foul play or anything," Sgt. Chester Ward told local outlet Port City Daily. "We’re waiting for an autopsy report, but we have an idea of probably what happened. . ."

Source: FOX5 Atlanta

3 Marines Found Dead in Car Outside Camp Lejeune Identified | Military.com


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The bodies were discovered in a car at a convenience store near North Carolina’s Camp Lejeune

Three US Marine Corps lance corporals have been found dead in a car parked outside a convenience store near the Camp Lejeune military base in North Carolina.

The bodies were discovered on Sunday morning at a Speedway filling station in Hampstead, North Carolina, the Pender County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement on Tuesday. Deputies encountered their vehicle while investigating a report of a missing person.

Neither law enforcement officials nor the Marine Corps disclosed any information on a possible cause of death. The case is reportedly being investigated by the Sheriff’s Office, with assistance from the Naval Criminal Investigative Service.

The deceased Marines were identified as 19-year-old Tanner Kaltenberg of Madison, Wisconsin; Merax Dockery, 23, from Pottawatomie, Oklahoma; and Naples, Florida native Ivan Garcia, also 23. All three lance corporals were motor vehicle operators, driving various tactical vehicles for the 2nd Marine Logistics Group at Camp Lejeune.


Their regimental commander, Brigadier General Michael McWilliams, issued a statement extending condolences to family members and friends of the deceased Marines. 
  • “Our focus is on providing the necessary resources and support to those impacted by their tragic loss as they navigate this extremely difficult time,” he said.
Foul play reportedly isn’t suspected in the case. 
  • “There does not appear to have ever been any threat to members of the community,” the Sheriff’s Office said.

The incident comes less than one month after four people, including three Marines from Southern California’s Camp Pendleton, were killed in a fiery one-vehicle car crash in Los Angeles County.

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Three US marines are found dead in a car outside gas station near Camp  Lejeune after missing person's report | The US Sun


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