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A recruit died Tuesday at the Navy’s boot camp in Great Lakes, Illinois, officials confirmed Thursday.

Seaman Recruit Kelsey Nobles, 18, collapsed following her final physical fitness assessment, according to Recruit Training Command spokesman Lt. Joseph Pfaff.

The Alabama native went into cardiac arrest and was taken to a nearby civilian hospital, where she was pronounced dead, according to the Naval Safety Center.

“The Navy, and Recruit Training Command, take the welfare of our recruits and Sailors very seriously and are investigating the cause of this tragic loss,” Pfaff said in an email. “Our thoughts are with Seaman Recruit Nobles’ family and friends during this tragic time.”

Nobles is at least the second Navy recruit to die under such circumstances at Great Lakes in recent months.

https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-navy/2019/04/25/navy-recruit-dies-at-boot-camp/