U.S. Special Forces Soldier Dies During Underwater Combat Training At The U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center

'During the training event, the Soldier submerged and did not resurface. The cadre immediately entered the pool and found him unresponsive,' said press releases issued by the Army Combat Readiness Center and the John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School.  

Daily Mail: PICTURED: Special Forces soldier dies during underwater combat training at the Army's 'toughest course' in Key West - the second death at facility in five years 

* Staff Sergeant Micah E. Walker of Peyton, Colorado, died during training 

* Training exercise was at the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center's Special Forces Underwater Operations course at a Key West Army facility 

* 'During the training event, the soldier submerged and did not resurface,' an army press release stated 

* A spokesperson for the facility said that an autopsy had yet to be performed at that the cause of death was unknown 

* Walker is survived by a wife and three children, and had just qualified to become a Special Forces medical sergeant this January 

* Walker had received the Army Achievement Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Army Good Conduct medal and a slew of other accolades 

* The seven-week training is considered the most difficult throughout the military branch, and two thirds of the elite soldiers who are chosen to participate quit 

* Trainees learn to fight other divers underwater and travel long distances underwater for covert operations 

A Green Beret has died in a training accident in the Army's infamously difficult Combat Diver Qualification course in Florida's Key West. 

Staff Sergeant Micah E. Walker, a married father-of-three, was taking part in the grueling underwater combat training at the Army Combat Readiness Center and the John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School on Tuesday. 

The facility said in a statement that Walker 'submerged and did not resurface'. 'The cadre immediately entered the pool and found him unresponsive,' they added. 

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WNU Editor: These soldiers are closely monitored during training. Something clearly went wrong. 

More News On A U.S. Special Forces Soldier Dying During Underwater Combat Training  

Special Forces Soldier Drowns at Key West Base -- Military.com  

Special Forces soldier drowns during training in Key West -- The Hill  

Special Forces soldier drowns during training in Key West, Florida: report -- FOX News  

Cause of death still being sought for Green Beret who died at dive school -- Army Times

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