Army ROTC cadet from New Jersey dies during training in Kentucky

Neil Edara, a 22-year-old U.S. Army ROTC cadet, died during training in Kentucky last week, officials said.

A 22-year-old Army ROTC cadet died during training in Kentucky last week, officials said.

Neil Edara of Ridgewood, New Jersey, died after he became unresponsive during land navigation training at Fort Knox on Thursday, the Army Cadet Command said in a statement Saturday.

He was attending Cadet Summer Training as part of 9th Regiment, Advanced Camp, the command said. He received medical attention at the scene before he was taken by helicopter to University of Louisville Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, it said.

The command said Edara was at the installation's land navigation site, which is used to teach cadets how to determine locations and distances for travel and targeting.

High temperatures in the area of Fort Knox have been in the low 90s in recent days, according to National Weather Service data.