The U.S. Naval Academy says a midshipman has died after a skateboarding accident last weekend.
Academy officials say 20-year-old Hans Loewen of Hampstead, N.C., died Saturday while in a coma at the University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore with his family by his side.
Loewen was injured in a skateboarding accident March 22 while on a camping trip with other midshipmen at Assateague State Park. He was treated at the scene and then taken to the Baltimore trauma center.
In a statement, Naval Academy Superintendent Michael Miller said Loewen was a vibrant midshipman who lived life to the fullest.
Loewen was a midshipman third class and oceanography major at the academy. He was involved with the academy's adventure racing team, rock climbing club and the American Nuclear Society.
Just this week, Navy midshipman Will McKamey also died in a coma after collapsing at football practice.
