22 Feb 2020
Military.com | By Gina Harkins
The U.S. Navy football team is mourning the loss of one of its players, who died at the Naval Academy this week.
Midshipman 1st Class (senior) David Forney, a 22-year-old from Walkersville, Maryland, was found unresponsive in his room in Bancroft Hall on Thursday by another midshipman. A CPR-certified midshipman attempted to resuscitate Forney before he was transported to the nearby Anne Arundel County Medical Center, according to a Naval Academy news release.
Forney was pronounced dead at 11:28 p.m. No foul play is suspected.
"Words cannot express our pain and sorrow," Navy head football coach Ken Niumatalolo said in a statement. "First and foremost, our deepest condolences to the Forney family. The Navy Football Brotherhood is not a team, we are a family. We are devastated to have lost one of our brothers. We all loved – and will always love – David. We pray for strength during this most difficult time."
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Forney, a member of the 9th Company, was set to become a naval officer in May. The political science major was assigned to commission as a cryptologic warfare officer.
He completed a year at the Naval Academy Preparatory School in Newport, Rhode Island, in 2016.
"The entire Naval Academy family – the Brigade of Midshipmen, the faculty, staff, and coaches – are heartbroken over the tragic and unexpected loss of Midshipman David Forney," Naval Academy Superintendent Vice Adm. Sean Buck said in a statement.
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