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Navy sailor, believed to have fallen overboard, found hiding in engine room

By Melissa Quinn
Published June 15, 2017 3:14pm ET
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Navy sailor, believed to have fallen overboard, found hiding in engine room
He was presumed dead after a four-day search. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi) | SHIZUO KAMBAYASHI

A Navy sailor aboard the USS Shiloh whom Navy officials presumed to be dead was found alive on the guided-missile cruiser.

Gas Turbine Systems Technician (Mechanical) 3rd Class Peter Mims had been missing since June 8 when officials believed he fell overboard, but was found Thursday after hiding in one of the engine rooms, sources told Navy Times.

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