Jacob Bower died Thursday evening.
WEST POINT, N.Y. -- A cadet at the U.S. Military Academy died Thursday during training, officials announced.
The cadet was Jacob Bower, 18, of Fairmont, according to a news release.
Bower was participating in a land navigation exercise during field training, when he was found unresponsive, West Point officials said.
Attempts were made to revive Bower, but he was pronounced dead at 6:05 p.m.
His death, and what led to it, are under investigation, officials said.
Bower, who was a member of the Class of 2015, graduated from East Fairmont High School, where he was a three-sport athlete and a member of the National Honor Society.
WEST POINT, N.Y. -- A cadet at the U.S. Military Academy died Thursday during training, officials announced.
The cadet was Jacob Bower, 18, of Fairmont, according to a news release.
Bower was participating in a land navigation exercise during field training, when he was found unresponsive, West Point officials said.
Attempts were made to revive Bower, but he was pronounced dead at 6:05 p.m.
His death, and what led to it, are under investigation, officials said.
Bower, who was a member of the Class of 2015, graduated from East Fairmont High School, where he was a three-sport athlete and a member of the National Honor Society.