Master Sgt. Elizabeth Lohrmann, 45, of the Pennsylvania Air National Guard, died Aug. 3, 2025, according to the Wyoming County Press Examiner. (Instagram)

A member of the Pennsylvania Air National Guard died this week in a snorkeling accident on Tinian, in the Northern Mariana Islands, according to local news reports and the state governor’s office.

Master Sgt. Elizabeth Lohrmann, 45, of the 193rd Special Operations Wing, died Sunday, according to an online report Thursday in the Wyoming County Press Examiner. The newspaper cited statements from the wing and the Pennsylvania National Guard.

Lohrmann, of Kingsley, Pa., was deployed to Guam at the time, the report said.

Spokespeople from the wing and Guard were unavailable by email or phone after regular business hours Wednesday in Pennsylvania.

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro on Tuesday ordered flags in Susquehanna County, where Lohrmann lived, flown at half-staff in her honor and until her internment, according to a notice posted online that day by the state Department of General Services.

Wing commander Col. Robert Noren said the wing was saddened by Lohrmann’s death, according to a statement attributed to him by the newspaper. The wing suspended all flying operations on Tuesday, the statement said.

Guam is one site for the Resolute Force Pacific 2025 exercise involving approximately 400 U.S. and coalition aircraft, more than 12,000 service members and more than 50 locations across the Indo-Pacific. Pacific Air Forces could not be reached Thursday to confirm that the Pennsylvania Guard unit was involved. The exercise concludes Friday.

Raeleigh Studio, a yoga studio in Kingsley, posted a tribute to Lohrmann, a yoga instructor there in civilian life, according to the studio’s post.

The studio described Lohrmann and her husband as “empty nesters” who explored the local trails with their dogs and had a passion for pickleball.

“We will forever miss the light she brought to the studio,” the post said.