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Richard Luscombe in Miami

US navy identifies Seal candidate who died after ‘Hell Week’ training session

Seal candidates during training at the Naval Special Warfare (NSW) Center in Coronado, California, in May 2020.
Seal candidates during training at the Naval Special Warfare (NSW) Center in Coronado, California, in May 2020. Photograph: MC1 Anthony Walker/AP

Navy officials on Sunday identified a Seal candidate who died after an intense training session known as Hell Week, and promised to investigate the episode that left a second sailor in hospital.

Kyle Mullen, 24, of New Jersey, died in hospital in Coronado, California, on Friday night, the officials said, giving no cause of death. The other sailor is unidentified and remains in a naval hospital in San Diego in a stable condition.

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