Navy Recruit From Contra Costa Co. Who Died Aboard Ship Mourned

CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CA – Police in Pittsburg issued a statement Saturday regarding the sudden death of a Pittsburg resident aboard a Navy ship stationed in Japan earlier this month.

Seaman Danyelle Luckey, 23, had recently joined the Navy and was assigned to the U.S.S. Ronald Reagan near Japan, according to a statement by Capt. Michael Donnelly.

"We are saddened to learn of the death of the passing of Pittsburg resident Danyelle Luckey. Our sincere condolences to Danyelle's family and friends," the police statement said.

Luckey died suddenly Monday, Oct. 10, while onboard the ship, according to Donnelly's statement.

While Donnelly's statement did not release details surrounding Luckey's death, the statement said her death has come "as a tragic shock to her shipmates."

Luckey had recently joined the crew during its port call in Guam, her first duty assignment after basic training and military occupational school. The Carrier Strike Group Five is on patrol in the East China Sea supporting security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region, Navy officials said.

The military honor guard on Thursday escorted the white hearse that carried her body from SFO to her hometown in Pittsburg, according to a report on Fox 2..

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--Bay City News contributed to this report/Image via U.S. Navy