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San Diego-based SEAL killed during parachute training

A US Navy SEAL based on Coronado died Wednesday morning after an accident during parachute training.

SAN DIEGO (CBS 8) - A US Navy SEAL based on Coronado died Wednesday morning after an accident during parachute training.

The skydiver was reported down just after 9 a.m. in Perris, a rural section of Riverside County.

The Navy confirmed the sailor was assigned to a West Coast-based Naval Special Warfare Unit.

Officials have not released the SEAL's identity, saying the family needed to be notified.

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