Chicago news services are reporting that a 19-year-old male recruit has died after passing out following PT at RTC Great Lakes.
The incident happened at about 10 a.m. at Recruit Training Command in Great Lakes, according to a release from the Naval Service Training Command.
The recruit’s name was being withheld pending notification of family.
Lake County Coroner Artis Yancey confirmed that a recruit died at Great Lakes on Wednesday, but could not provide additional information, pending an investigation and notification of family.
The recruit has been identified by the Daily Herald as Christopher Walker, a Pennsylvania native.
We at TAH have served and many have children serving, so this hits pretty close to home. The family of this young sailor and the recruits who knew him and trained with him remain in our thoughts and prayers.
My condolences. Bless the sailor and his family.
May God Bless him, and comfort his family and friends.
Prayers up to the family.
Prayers out.
My condolences and Prayers to the family and friends of this shipmate.
Prayers being sent to the family, the shipmates & the RDCs.
What a tragic day. . . Words cannot express.
God bless this Sailor and his family.
Our condolences out to the family of this young man, fellow recruits & training command. street & Melony.
Thoughts for the family… My fiance is in there and it really hits hard to home…. 🙁
My thoughts and prayers to the family at loss and to all those at NRTC Great Lakes.
Men can and will die in training. Its a tough business we’re in, but we all know the risks. Even though he’s a Squid I hope he has a spot on Fiddler’s Green.
Prayers and condolences to his family.
Thoughts and prayers out
prayers to famly my daughter is there
What did the autopsy say was the cause? God Bless Him.