<p>Midshipman Dies On Naval Academy Campus
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) ―
The Naval Academy family is deeply saddened by the loss of a female Fourth Class Midshipman.</p>
<p>The midshipman was found by her roommates unconscious and not breathing in her bed late Monday morning. </p>
<p>Emergency personnel responded to the scene and rushed the midshipman to Anne Arundel Medical Center where she was later pronounced dead at 12:46 p.m. </p>
<p>The circumstances surrounding the cause of death are under review, however, foul play is not suspected.</p>
<p>"The Naval Academy is deeply saddened by this sudden and tragic loss. Our deepest sympathies and condolences go out to this midshipman's family," said Naval Academy Superintendent, Vice Adm. Jeffrey L. Fowler.</p>
<p>The identification of the Midshipman is being withheld until 24 hours after the next of kin have been notified.</p>
<p>It is unfortunate that events like this have to put a damper on the happiness of the end of the school year and commissioning. Prayers go out to her family.</p>
<p>Yeah, I met her when I was there for CVW she was close to one of the girls that was in my plebe's squad.</p>
<p>This really hit my mother's heart. I was back at USNA from April 23-28th...One of the things I did on this trip that I had never done before was walk through the USNA cemetary. It was a very moving experience. A historical journey. I noticed a tombstone that listed a female name, a Star of David carved at the top and the words: "beloved 3/c midshipman." This was dated a few years ago. I later asked the wife of a classmate of my husband's. She is a tour guide at USNA. She said that once in a while, a mid simply dies in sleep. That is what happened to that girl.</p>
<p>So my mother's heart aches for this current Plebe family. Perhaps they were all just ready to travel for Plebe Parent activities and were all eager to reunite. What a blow to the parents and family!</p>
<p>My daughter knew of the young lady - and the company she was in - she herself saw the medical personnell running at top speed into the room that this occurred in.</p>
<p>I also grieve for those mid roommates - to have to face this in the course of their day - this will be an experience that will shape them forever.</p>
<p>Our times and seasons are not our own.</p>
<p>Let us all pray for this entire situation.</p>
<p>Tragic.<br>
Prayers go out to her family.</p>
<p>Peskemom -
Do we know which company?</p>
<p>ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) -</p>
<p>The U.S. Naval Academy has released the name of a midshipman who was found unconscious in her room and pronounced dead a short time later.</p>
<p>Kristen Dickmann, 19, was found by classmates in her bed at the service academy's Bancroft Hall on Monday morning. Dickmann, of Kennett Square, Pa., was taken by emergency personnel to Anne Arundel Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead.</p>
<p>The academy says the circumstances of her death are under review.</p>
<p>Dickmann was in her first year at the academy.</p>
<p>Kristen was part of 21st company.</p>
<p>Any loss is great...she represented our country proud..</p>
<p>shocking- her parents first learned about it from an email from the parents of a teammate several hours after she died:
Airwarriors</a> - View Single Post - Why we jump on mishap threads so quickly here on AW...</p>
<p>:(</p>
<p>Perhaps the academy needs to function more like the fleet when tragedy ocurrs and shut down all communications until the family is notified.
This is a grievous error on someone's part. IMO - it should float all the way to the top.</p>
<p>In the fleet, all phones go through the ship's communication system. Very easy to turn off all communications with the outside world. This cannot be done with cell phones. There was absolutely nothing to prevent a teammember to pick up her phone and call her mother. Actually, it probably should be expected. Welcome to the 21st century.</p>
<p>They certainly can instruct the mids at the academy not to discuss the tragedy with anyone on the outside until the next of kin is notified.
Seems like common sense to me.</p>
<p>News travels through the Brigade faster than the speed of light. There was no way any sort of guidance could have been given in a timely manner.</p>
<p>wow....that is a real shame. i will definitely keep the girl's family in my prayers</p>
<p>JAMO4:</p>
<p>According to my youngun's they did tell everyone not to reveal the name until the notification. Some people don't get it, I guess.</p>
<p>You're right, but light travels faster than humans can. I did two CACO's (death notifications and family assistance) during GW1, and even then in one of the notifications, we could not beat the telephone call from the spouse of the service member to his parents - retired USAF O-6.</p>
<p>I'm sure that the kid who called home to tell his/her parents that he/she was ok was only doing it so that his/her parents didn't freak when they heard the news. And the parent who sent her condolences probably a) had no idea that the services do death notifications in person, and b) probably figured that the parents of the Midshipman already knew. It's an unfortunate tragedy all the way around.</p>
<p>the thoughts and prayers of my family are extended to Kristen's Family and to the Naval Academy Family. God Bless all of you.</p>
<p>The USNA leadership made a grievous error in not making it their first priority to notify the parents of the death of their child.</p>
<p>^^^^</p>
<p>I don't know what happened and I doubt anyone on this board has all of the details. The US military typically makes notification of next of kin its highest priority. However, ANY organization has certain procedures and bureaucracy that make any communications slower than someone simply picking up the phone on his/her own. Comments such as the one above are really not helpful to anyone.</p>