US sailor’s death stemmed from ‘near perfect storm’ of Seal training failures

Kyle Mullen, 24, died of acute pneumonia after completing grueling Hell Week' portion of Navy Seal training

A new US navy investigation following the death of a sailor last year has found a near perfect storm" of issues within its elite Seal training system.

In a report released earlier this week and cited by the New York Times, the navy revealed that a slew of problems including poorly organized medical structures, inadequate leadership and undetected drug use had plagued its elite Basic Underwater Demolition/Seal course, leaving many candidates injured and one dead.