17 February 2012

COLUMBUS, Ga. -- A Navy sailor from Columbus has died in Dubai.

The Department of Defense said Petty Officer First Class Paris S. Pough died Friday during a port visit to Jebel Ali in the United Arab Emirates.

Pough was assigned to the USS Carl Vinson, which is based in San Diego. According to the ship's Facebook page, the 40-year-old hull technician died as a result of a noncombat-related incident in the port city.

Officials did not release the cause of death.

He was described as a "hard-working, trustworthy shipmate."

The Defense Department lists Pough as being from Columbus, but he has an address listed in Kingsland, S.C.

A woman who answered the phone at that number said he has four children, ages 12 to 1. She declined comment.