PARRIS ISLAND, S.C. – A Marine recruit from Kentucky has died after a training exercise at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot at Parris Island.
Marine officials said Friday they are investigating the Monday death of 20-year-old Adrien E. Augustin of Kenton, Ky. He collapsed after finishing a physical fitness test and was pronounced dead at a Beaufort hospital.
Second Lt. Sharon Hyland says an autopsy has been performed to determine the cause of his death, but the results are not back yet.