A Navy SEAL student who died two weeks ago was the fifth trainee in four months to lose consciousness during a pool exercise at the SEAL basic .... read more
Navy SEALS do even more underwater training, and at some points spend over a day in the water. This alone can give some people hypothermia. There are medics present for sure, so fatalities are low, but mistakes do happen. read more
A Navy SEAL student who died two weeks ago was the fifth trainee in four months to lose consciousness during a pool exercise at the SEAL basic training program in California, a dramatic increase in pool blackout reports compared to recent years, according to Navy injury data obtained by NBC News and The Virginian-Pilot. read more
Since 2013 through last week, nine SEALs have died in training, including Seaman James Derek Lovelace, a 21-year-old trainee who died May 6. Four SEALs died in training in the first four months of 2015, records show, while another three died in early 2013. read more