Navy IDs San Diego-Based Sailor Who Died Of COVID-Related Complications

San Diego CA

21 December, 2021

3:00 PM

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By Debbie L. Sklar, Times of San Diego December 21, 2021 Navy officials Tuesday released the name of a San Diego-based sailor who died of COVID-related complications over the weekend. Lt. Ivey Quintana-Martinez, of Lake Elsinore in Riverside County, died Saturday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, according to the Navy. He was 35. Quintana-Martinez, who was assigned to Navy Reserve Center San Diego , was admitted to the hospital on Nov. 10, according to a Navy statement. "Our thoughts and prayers remain with the family, shipmates and friends of Lt. Quintana-Martinez during this extremely difficult time," the Navy's statement read. Times of San Diego is an independent online news site covering the San Diego metropolitan area. Our journalists report on politics, crime, business, sports, education, arts, the military and everyday life in San Diego. No subscription is required, and you can sign up for a free daily newsletter with a summary of the latest news.