San Diego — An 18-year-old Marine recruit died final month after collapsing throughout coaching at Southern California's Camp Pendleton, navy officers stated in a weekend assertion.
Pfc. Javier Pong "grew to become unconscious and unresponsive" whereas "conducting scheduled coaching" on Sept. 27 on the base close to San Diego, based on a Marine Corps assertion Saturday. He died at Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton.
Brig. Gen. Jason Morris, the commanding normal of Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, stated the Marines are investigating Pong's loss of life.
"We're enormously saddened by the premature passing of Pfc. Javier Pong as he pursued his journey to change into a United States Marine," Morris stated within the assertion. "We're dedicated to honoring his reminiscence, supporting these with whom he served, and investigating the reason for his loss of life to make sure we are able to safely rework civilians into Marines and retain the belief of the American individuals."
Pong was from Las Cruses, New Mexico, and graduated highschool in Might, based on the San Diego Union-Tribune.
The Marines did not instantly reply to the Union-Tribune's questions on the kind of coaching recruits have been engaged in when Pong collapsed. Officers additionally did not say why they waited 11 days to announce the loss of life.
In-service navy coaching deaths are routinely introduced inside about 24 hours, based on the newspaper.