Official release from the Academy:
My thoughts and prayers are with MIDN Sanchez's family and extended KP family.
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The following is a message from the Academy Chief of Staff:
Members of the Kings Point Family,
It is with a heavy heart that I must report the death of Midshipman Marisa Sanchez, 4/c. MIDN Sanchez, 19, collapsed during softball practice on Tuesday evening. She was stabilized by our EMT squad, and then transported to the hospital, where she passed away last night. A resident of Connersville, Indiana, Marisa was a Marine Transportation major, a member of the USMMA Softball and Volleyball teams, and a midshipman in First Company.
MIDN Sanchez's mother, grandmother, and brother are arriving on campus later today, and her father is expected tomorrow; they will be staying in Melville Hall, and are our guests. Please give them the support and warmth that they need during this difficult time. Plans for a memorial service will be announced once arrangements have been made with them.
Our thoughts and prayers go out to Marisa's family, as well as to her classmates and teammates, members of the EMT squad, and all the midshipmen touched by her.
Respectfully,
CAPT Eric Wallischeck
Chief of Staff
United States Merchant Marine Academy