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华盛顿—美国海军陆战队周四宣布，一名年轻海军陆战队员在加勒比海从“硫磺岛号”两栖攻击舰（USS Iwo Jima）上坠落身亡，这是“南方长矛行动”中已知的首例美国死亡事件。
海军陆战队列兵丘库埃梅卡·E·奥福拉（Chukwuemeka E. Oforah）年仅21岁。
据海军陆战队称，奥福拉是来自佛罗里达州的步兵步枪手，在持续72小时的搜救任务未能找到他后，于2月10日被宣布死亡。据报告，他于2月7日晚间坠海。海军陆战队表示，事件相关情况正在调查中。
“我们与奥福拉家族一同哀悼，”汤姆·特林布尔上校（Col. Tom Trimble）表示，“整个海军陆战队团队都深切感受到奥福拉列兵牺牲的悲痛。他将被人们深深怀念，他的敬业服务不会被遗忘。”
军方称，此次多军种搜救行动包括5艘美国海军舰艇、一艘硬壳充气艇，以及来自海军、海军陆战队和空军的10架飞机。
始于去年的“南方长矛行动”是特朗普政府发起的军事与监视行动，公开目的是探测和破坏跨国犯罪海上网络，特别是与毒品走私相关的网络。该行动已导致数十人死亡，并在加勒比海和太平洋沉没了至少39艘涉嫌携带毒品的船只。
Marine declared dead after falling overboard in Caribbean, first known U.S. death in “Operation Southern Spear”
February 12, 2026 / 3:45 PM EST / CBS News
Washington— A young Marine died after falling overboard from the USS Iwo Jima in the Caribbean Sea, the Marine Corps announced Thursday, the first known U.S. death in “Operation Southern Spear.”
Marine Lance Cpl. Chukwuemeka E. Oforah was 21.
Oforah, an infantry rifleman from Florida, was declared dead on Feb. 10 after a 72-hour search and rescue mission failed to find him, the Marine Corps said. He was reported as falling overboard on the evening of Feb. 7. The Marine Corps said the circumstances surrounded the incident are under investigation.
“We are all grieving alongside the Oforah family,” said Col. Tom Trimble. “The loss of Lance Cpl. Oforah is deeply felt across the entire Navy-Marine Corps team. He will be profoundly missed, and his dedicated service will not be forgotten.”
The military says the multi-branch search included five U.S. Navy ships, a rigid-hull inflatable boat, and 10 aircraft from the Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force.
Operation Southern Spear, begun last year, is the Trump administration’s military and surveillance campaign with the stated purpose of detecting and disrupting transnational criminal maritime networks, particularly related to drug trafficking. The operation has led to scores of deaths and the sinking of at least 39 alleged drug-carrying vessels in the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean.
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