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A Special Forces staff sergeant has drowned during underwater combat training in Key West, Florida.
The deceased soldier, who has not yet been identified, was a staff sergeant in the 10th Special Forces Group, according to the Army Times.
He 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 - said to be the toughest course in the Army.
His death is the second at the facility in five years.
'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 facility.
The latter release called the training 'one of the most physically demanding courses in the Army.'
One third of trainees, chosen from the best of the Army's Green Berets and Rangers, quit the training partway through, according to Men's Health.
