- Private First Class Noah Evans died April 18 during a fitness test
- Evans was on board the Marine Corps Recruit Center on Parris Island on an 8,095-acre military base.
- How he died is unknown and his death is currently under investigation
Last week, a 21-year-old Marine recruited to a military base in South Carolina died during a fitness test during boot camp training.
Private First Class Noah Evans died on April 18 while aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, an 8,095-acre military base.
It is not known how the soldier died or what activities he was involved in beforehand. Officials also didn’t disclose if Evans had any previous medical conditions.
His death is under investigation, US Marine Corps official said in news release.
A native of Decatur, Georgia, Evans was assigned to Mike Company, the 3rd Recruit Training Battalion.
His base death is the fourth in the past two years and the tenth since 2000.
“We extend our deepest condolences to Noah’s family and the Marines and staff of Mike,” the Marine Corps said in a statement.
Evans’ aunt wrote on Facebook about her late nephew that his “personality could set a room on fire.”
“I still want to believe that this is a dream.
Celebration ceremonies are held for young soldiers during week-long visits to family homes in Ellenwood, Georgia.
A visitation and vigil will be held on Friday at the Gregory B. Levett & Sons Funeral Home, a funeral service at First Iconium Baptist Church on Sunday, and a burial at the Kennedy Memorial Gardens.
According to multiple reports, his death comes two years after 19-year-old Private First Class Dalton Beals of Pennsville, New Jersey died of a high fever in June 2021.
Beerus was a member of Platoon 2040, Echo Company on Parris Island.
The young soldier was completing the recruit’s final challenge. It was the final leg of a grueling 54-hour training known as The Crucible that will test the strength, skills and worth of the Marines on Parris Island, Marines said at the time.
according to beaufort gazette For exercises, A 48-mile journey over 54 hours with 45 pounds of gear, 36 stations, 4-6 hours of sleep and limited food problem-solving exercises.
The Crucible ends with a nine-mile hike in which recruits will have “a limited amount of food and sleep,” according to the website.
According to the Gazette, the temperature at the base was in the 90s the day Beers died.
According to a research report obtained by Island Packet and Beaufort Gazette, policies are being implemented requiring young recruits to change uniforms and equipment as temperatures rise.
Beerus’ training instructor, staff sergeant. However, Steven Smiley allegedly only stepped up his training instead.
According to reports, Beerus’ fellow recruits said they were discouraged from seeking medical help, and even claimed they were ridiculed for doing so.
Smiley was subsequently charged with manslaughter for killing Beerus in November 2022.
26 years old as of September 29, 2021 Brandon BurnishOriginally from Evans, Georgia.
That same month, another recruit, Private Anthony Munoz, 21, of Lawrence, Massachusetts, died after falling from a balcony in what was deemed an “apparent suicide,” MCRD Paris Island officials previously told The Island Puckett and the Beaufort Gazette. .
