(CNN) A Navy SEAL candidate died Friday and another was hospitalized in San Diego after completing a training phase known as "Hell Week."
The Navy said in a statement Sunday that Kyle Mullen, 24, of Manalapan, New Jersey, died at a California hospital following the training. The cause of Mullen's death is currently unknown and is under investigation, according to the statement. The injured candidate is in stable condition at Naval Medical Center San Diego.
Neither Mullen nor the injured sailor, who has not been named, were "actively" training when they began suffering symptoms, according to the Navy.
"We extend our deepest sympathies to Seaman Mullen's family for their loss," said Rear Adm. H.W. Howard III, the commander of Naval Special Warfare Command, in a statement. "We are extending every form of support we can to the Mullen family and Kyle's ... classmates."
NBC first reported on the incident.
spaceballsrules on February 6th, 2022 at 00:46 UTC »
If you want to get a glimpse of what SEALs training is like, check out the docu-series Navy SEALs: BUDS Class 234 that was produced back in 2000. Hell Week is episode 4 out of 6.
Hussaf on February 6th, 2022 at 00:19 UTC »
His medical condition is going to be a large part of the investigation. He had the equivalent of a flight physical before going to training, so any underlying heart condition exacerbated by the training evolutions should have been caught .
sticks14 on February 6th, 2022 at 00:06 UTC »
I recall of another Navy Seal training death related to water. That was years ago.