VMI Cadet Dies After 10-Mile March

LEXINGTON, Va. (AP) – Virginia Military Institute plans to review its training procedures following the death of a freshman who collapsed after completing a 10-mile march.

Col. Stewart MacInnis says the school will review everything that occurred to determine whether any procedures should be modified.

Nineteen-year-old John Alexander Evans of Highland, Md., collapsed in his barracks room after completing the training march with other members of his class Saturday. He was pronounced dead at a local hospital shortly after noon. The cause of death hasn’t been determined.

MacInnis says students must meet medical standards before they are admitted to the school.

Senior Matthew Graham says Evans gave no indication of trouble during the march.

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Information from: WSLS-TV, http://www.wsls.com/

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