The Navy is investigating the death in Afghanistan of one of its most senior SEAL officers as an apparent suicide , a U.S. military official tells CNN . Navy Cmdr . Job W. Price , 42 , of Pottstown , Pennsylvania , died Saturday while serving as the commanding officer of SEAL Team 4 , a special warfare unit based in Virginia Beach , Virginia . The official , who has direct knowledge of the event , spoke on the condition of anonymity because the death remains under full investigation by the U.S. military . The official said the family has been notified of the death and that it is being investigated as an apparent suicide . There is no indication at this time that Price was involved in any military-related investigations or controversies , the official said . Apparently , when Price did not appear at an expected time , other military personnel went to look for him and discovered his body with an apparent gunshot wound . As the commanding officer of the team , Price oversaw more than two dozen commandos and support staff conducting counterterrorism operations in Uruzgan Province in Afghanistan , a longtime center of insurgent activity , according to a statement from the Defense Department .
A senior Navy SEAL commander apparently committed suicide in Afghanistan . Leader was found by other military personnel when he failed to show up at appointed time . Comment: