Outstanding 18-Year-Old Navy Recruit Collapses and Dies at Boot Camp

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4/28/2019|Updated: 4/28/2019

An 18-year-old Navy recruit collapsed and died at the boot camp in Great Lakes, Illinois, on April 23.

Seaman Recruit Kelsey Nobles suffered cardiac arrest and collapsed during her final physical fitness assessment, according to Recruit Training Command spokesman Lt. Joseph Pfaff, reported the Navy Times.

Venus Upadhayaya

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Venus Upadhayaya reports on India, China, and the Global South. Her traditional area of expertise is in Indian and South Asian geopolitics. Community media, sustainable development, and leadership remain her other areas of interest.

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