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Police investigating boot camp cadet's death at state park
NORTH MIAMI, Fla. (AP) -- Officials say a 13-year-old cadet taking part in a military boot camp died while camping at Oleta State Park early Saturday morning.
Authorities responding to the scene at three a.m. rushed the child to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
The child was camping with 33 other cadets from the Back to Basics Military Academy in Lauderhill as part of an orientation camping trip at the park.
The school's principal said the boy woke up in the middle of the night and said he didn't feel well. He collapsed on the way to the restroom.
Police say the cause of death was undetermined, pending a medical examiner's report. No additional information about the investigation has been released.


