SAN DIEGO (KNX) — A Navy SEAL trainee died Friday and another was hospitalized in San Diego after completing what is known as “Hell Week” — intensive training for recruitment to the elite Navy unit.
In a statement to NBC News, Naval Special Warfare special command said the death was still under investigation.
According to naval officials, the two SEAL trainees were transported to a hospital on Friday “several hours after their Basic Underwater Demolition SEAL (BUD/S) class successfully completed Hell Week, part of the first phase of Navy SEAL assessment and selection pathway.”
Hell Week entails high intensity training exercises coupled with sleep deprivation. Only about one in five trainees make it through the process, according to Navy officials. As many as 17 SEALS who made it through Hell Week died in training accidents over the last 20 years, according to news reports.
One trainee later died at Sharp Coronado Hospital in Coronado. The other was reported to be in stable condition at Naval Medical Center in San Diego.
The name of the deceased trainee has not yet been released pending notification of next of kin.
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