June 09, 2021 - 6:00pm | By Kyle Cornell
(Parris Island, SC) -- A Marine Corps recruit is dead after passing away during the event known as The Crucible.
It's the final grueling exercise recruits go through as part of their training.
A statement says Dalton Beals of New Jersey died Friday in Parris Island, South Carolina.
Beals was just 19-years-old. The cause of death is being investigated.