College Football Star Dies At End Of Navy SEAL Hell Week Training: 'An Investigation Is Underway'
perezhilton.comOne U.S. Navy SEAL candidate is dead and another has been hospitalized after the pair were part of a group that completed the first phase of Navy SEAL training, known popularly as “Hell Week.” Kyle Mullen died on February 4 after he was taken to the hospital following the completion of the Hell Week training sessions for Basic Underwater Demolition SEAL (BUD/S) Class.
According to a Navy press release, along with the other unnamed sailor and potential Navy SEAL candidate, Mullen “reported symptoms” following training and was “transported to receive emergency care.” Related: Three Tennessee Prison Inmates Escape Through Jail’s Air Vent, Two Found Dead After The other SEAL candidate was placed in stable condition at Naval Medical Center San Diego, where he remains.
Sadly though, Mullen was pronounced dead at the facility at 5:42 p.m. local time on February 4. He was just 24 years old. In the release, the Navy stated (below): Just heartbreaking.
Rear Admiral H.W. Howard III, the commander of the Naval Special Warfare Command, further shared his own personal condolences to Mullen’s family following the tragedy, adding: Mullen was not just a US Navy SEAL candidate, but also a decorated former college athlete.
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