Marine recruit from Las Cruces collapses during training, dies

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LAS CRUCES, N.M.Ā (KRQE) – A marine recruit from Las Cruces died after he collapsed during a training exercise last month. In a statement released on Saturday, the Marine Corps says Pfc. Javier Pong ā€œbecame unconscious and unresponsiveā€ while ā€œconducting scheduled trainingā€ at Camp Pendleton near San Diego on Sept. 27.

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