A US Navy sailor failed to return to his ship in San Diego as his family and lieutenants claimed it was “highly unusual” for him not to report back to duty.
Nija Townsend Jr., 20, was reported missing Monday when he didn’t report to work aboard his ship, the USS Germantown, after his weekend leave, the sailor’s mother, Courtney Frazier, told NBC 7.
“The health and welfare of our Sailors is a priority and we will continue to work with local authorities to help locate these service members,” Cdr. Arlo Abrahamson, Public Affairs Officer for Naval Surface Forces, US Pacific Fleet, told the outlet.
The Lake Jackson, Texas, native was last seen by the ship’s crew around 1 p.m. Saturday, Navy officials told the outlet — saying they are now working closely with the San Diego Police Department and the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) to find the victim. which is lost. sailor.
The San Diego Police Department said they are working with the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) to locate the missing sailor.Facebook/Cynthia Diaz Richardson
The mother was first notified that her son was missing after members of Crew Townsend reportedly contacted her to see if she had any contact with her son.
Fearing the worst, Frazier said he tried to file a police report himself with the SDPD and with NCIS on Monday but was allegedly told, at the time, there were no signs of “foul play or imminent danger,” he told Fox. News.
“At what point does it become an indication of foul play or imminent danger?” Frazier asked on Friday. “Isn’t it better to be safe than sorry?”
Investigators allegedly refused her request to ping her phone location, claiming they did not have the legal authority to do so, she shared with the outlet.
USS Germantown, Townsend’s ship was stationed before he disappeared. USS Germantown (LSD-42)/Facebook Townsend’s phone was reportedly still on and charged as of Friday. Facebook/Cynthia Diaz Richardson
He tried asking his cell phone carrier, Verizon, to ping his phone but was told they couldn’t track his location data without being asked by the authorities.
However, a customer service representative for the phone carrier told her that Townson’s phone was turned on and 100% charged — even though she hadn’t answered calls or used any data since it went missing last week.
The Post reached out to SDPD for comment.
With a missing persons investigation underway, Townsend’s mother shared that a lieutenant told her that her son not reporting to assigned duty was “very unusual.”
The sailor’s family and friends said it was unlike him to disappear without telling someone. Facebook/Cynthia Diaz Richardson
“His lieutenant said no he’s never done this before, this is so unusual, and he always shows up for work,” the concerned mother told Fox News.
Frazier’s son regularly spends time at a Quality Inn location near where his ship docks, but when the worried mother went by herself to see if her son was at the hotel, they said he hadn’t checked in this week, according to Fox. News.
“We didn’t get any answers that we needed because we didn’t have any information,” Frazier told the outlet.
Townsend’s aunt, Cynthia Diaz Richardson, wrote on Facebook that it was “unlike” her nephew “didn’t report back to duty.”
“Anyone who knows him knows his character and that he is responsible and will NOT just disappear without a word or without anyone knowing where he is.”
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