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Neil Edara, 22, was from Ridgewood, New Jersey. His cause of his death was under investigation.

A 22-year-old Army ROTC cadet died during training in Kentucky last week, officials said.

Neil Edara of Ridgewood, New Jersey, died after he became unresponsive during land navigation training at Fort Knox on Thursday, the Army Cadet Command said in a statement Saturday.

He was attending Cadet Summer Training as part of 9th Regiment, Advanced Camp, the command said. He received medical attention at the scene before he was taken by helicopter to University of Louisville Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, it said.

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[–] baines@lemmy.cafe 24 points 1 day ago (2 children)

gonna be 110 f this week in the south

was it heat related?

[–] Stamau123@lemmy.world 17 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The news release announcing Edara's death did not mention the heat wave gripping much of the South and the Midwest, and what caused his death is under investigation.

[–] baines@lemmy.cafe 6 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

that means 0 for reality

do you remember the original articles on LaVena Johnson?

[–] Bubbey@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago

Very likely heatstroke given the area

[–] IWW4@lemmy.zip 7 points 1 day ago

Oh man bad news.