A recruit was pronounced dead at Beaufort Memorial Hospital Saturday after falling out of the 1.5-mile run that was part of his initial strength test at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., according to a Corps release.

Adam Aube, 18, of Brunswick, Maine, had been at the depot for a week at the time of his death, according to depot spokesman Maj. Billy Canedo. The run was the final event of the initial strength test and the last task recruits must complete before they begin training.

Medical personnel on hand rushed to Aube’s aid when he became unable to continue the run, according to Canedo. It is unclear whether Aube stopped, slowed down or passed out.

“He had a high temperature, 103.4 degrees,” Canedo said.

Canedo said Aube was taken to “the cool room” at the depot’s branch medical clinic “and then subsequently evacuated to the hospital,” where an autopsy has not yet determined the cause of his death there.

Staff Sgt. Kenneth Tinnin, spokesman for the recruiting station in Portsmouth, N.H., where Aube enlisted, said the Marines there are “deeply saddened and shocked” by Aube’s
death.

“The Marine Corps considers all Marines, from those just starting their training … to those who have served many years, family,” he said. “The Marines of RS Portsmouth, from Adam’s recruiter to the commanding officer, will support the Aube family through this most difficult time.”

Recruit Adam Aube, you so willingly took the oath and was willing to make the sacrifice for your family and country.  Fair winds and following seas to Heaven’s gates!!  Our prayers for comfort and strength go out to the family, friends, and fellow recruits.