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Just before 8:30 a.m. on January 10th, DeLand police responded to reports a report of a hard landing during a Navy SEAL training exercise. Petty Officer First Class William "Blake" Marston was disvocered unconscious with a broken leg. He was transported to a hospital, where he died. A witness told authorities he saw something fly off of Marston's parachute when he was between 40 and 60 feet from the ground. Marston was flying with Skydive DeLand and DeLand Municipal airport.