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Marine From South Jersey 'Wandered Off' During Training Before He Died In Extreme Heat: Report
A 19-year-old US Marine recruit from South Jersey wandered off for more than an hour before dying from extreme heat on his last day of training, a military report says
Now, the military concludes the death was avoidable, his mother told NJ Advance Media.
Private First Class Dalton Beals, 19, of Pennsville in Salem County, died June 4, 2021, at Parris Island, South Carolina, while completing “The Crucible” — 54 hours of training.
A Daily Voice story about his death was published here.
“Recruit Beals’ tragic death was likely avoidable,” a report from the military says, according to NJ…
