Neil Edara, a Rutgers ROTC cadet from Ridgewood, was training at Fort Knox when he became unresponsive, the Army ROTC said.

Army ROTC Cadet Neil Edara, who joined ROTC at Rutgers University in 2021, was at Fort Knox for Cadet Summer Training.

An ROTC cadet from New Jersey died Thursday while attending a summer training program at Fort Knox in Kentucky. The U.S. Army Cadet Command said Neil Edara, 22, of Ridgewood, was participating in land navigation training and became unresponsive on Thursday during cadet summer training as part of the 9th Regiment, Advanced Camp.