Hell Week, which takes place in the fourth week of Phase 1 of Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL (BUD/S) training, is a grueling 'five-and-a-half days of cold, wet, brutally difficult operational training on fewer than four hours of sleep,' the Navy described, and candidates 'run more than 200 miles and do physical training for more than 20 hours per day'
* One Navy SEAL candidate died on Friday while completing Hell Week; another is hospitalized in San Diego
* The Navy said they were not actively training when they presented 'symptoms' and it unclear what symptoms they experienced
* Hell Week is five and a half days where candidates 'run more than 200 miles and do physical training for more than 20 hours per day'
A Navy SEAL candidate died after completing 'Hell Week,' while a second was hospitalized in San Diego.
The SEAL candidate, whose name is being withheld for 24 hours to notify the family, was taken to Sharp Coronado Hospital in Coronado, California, after displaying 'symptoms' following his completion of the brutal training.
His cause of death was not released. Another candidate, whose name was also not released, was hospitalized in San Diego at the Navy Medical Center.
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