Published Jul 7, 2026, 2:05 PM EDT
Navy Sailor Whose Death Ruled Suicide Enlisted Nine Months Before Tragic Incident
The death of a young sailor has been ruled a suicide, nearly three weeks after his body was in the water near the piers at Naval Station Norfolk.
The death of a young sailor assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman has been ruled a suicide, nearly three weeks after his body was found in the water near the piers at Naval Station Norfolk. Engineman Fireman Apprentice Isaac Benjamin Morris, 22, died from drowning, according to the Virginia Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. His manner of death was determined to be suicide, according to local media reports on Monday. Morris, from California, was last seen at Naval Station Norfolk on June 14 and was reported missing before authorities found his body on June 19. The discovery ended a search that involved the Naval Criminal Investigative Service, Virginia State Police and local authorities. The Naval Criminal Investigative Service confirmed Tuesday that its investigation remains ongoing. “We can confirm that the NCIS investigation into the death of Engineman Fireman Apprentice Isaac Benjamin Morris remains ongoing,” Meredith March, an NCIS public affairs specialist, told Military.com in a statement. “Out of respect for the investigative process, we are unable to provide more specific information at this time.” March added that “the welfare of our Department of the Navy war fighters is at the core of the NCIS mission,” adding that the agency remains dedicated to working with law enforcement partners on investigations that support Navy and Marine Corps personnel, families and communities.
