WEST POINT, NY. (THECOUNT) — Kade Kurita, the West Point cadet reported missing recently, has been found dead Tuesday night at the military academy, according to a news release.
Kurita, 20, of Gardena, California, had been missing since Friday evening.
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The cause of his death is under investigation, however, foul play is not suspected, the release said.
The search began when Kurita did not show up for a military skills competition Friday night, according to West Point. An M4 rifle was also missing, but the cadet was not believed to have any magazines or ammunition, reports KEYT.
The academy said it did not believe that Kurita was a threat to others when he went missing, but that he might be a danger to himself.
“We are grieving this loss and our thoughts and prayers go out to Cadet Kurita’s family and friends,” said Lt. Gen. Darryl Williams, 60th Superintendent of the U.S. Military Academy.
New York State police and the 23rd Military Police company covered more than 6,000 acres in their search, using dive teams and sonar to search the Hudson River and lakes and ponds on West Point, the academy said.
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