Navy SEAL Killed In Fleet Week Parachute Accident Identified

JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — A Navy SEAL who fell to his death when his parachute failed to open during a Fleet Week demonstration over the Hudson River has been identified as a 27-year-old Colorado man.
The accident that killed Remington J. Peters occurred Sunday at Liberty State Park, a large New Jersey park across from Manhattan where people catch ferries to see the Statue of Liberty.
Remington J. Peters (credit: US Navy)
Peters, whose identity was revealed late Monday, was a member of an e