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Keavy and Chief Warrant Officer 2 Ryan West are shown in this photo. The Marine, a 1996 grad of Lafayette Jefferson High School, was injured in a March 18 blast in Nevada during a military training exercise. (WLFI photo courtesy: The West …

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Jefferson High School alumnus injured in Nevada blast

Marine is recovering from non-critical injuries

Updated: Tuesday, 19 Mar 2013, 4:34 PM EDT
Published : Tuesday, 19 Mar 2013, 4:17 PM EDT

LAFAYETTE, Ind. (WLFI) - A Marine who is also a 1996 graduate of Lafayette Jefferson High School is recovering after a military exercise turned deadly Monday in Nevada.

According to Keavy West, her husband, Chief Warrant Officer 2 Ryan West, was injured Monday night in a mortar shell explosion that killed seven Marines.

The explosion occurred at the Hawthorne Army Depot, a facility used by troops heading overseas, during an exercise involving the 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force at Camp Lejeune, N.C.

Keavy says 35-year-old Ryan is currently in a Nevada hospital with non-critical injuries and is expected to make a full recovery.

The United States Marine Corps is not releasing any information about the identities of the unit or of other people involved at this time.

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