19 rushed to hospitals after mystery illness strikes DC-area military-style academy
At least 19 cadets at a military-style youth academy in the Washington, DC, area were sent to area hospitals Sunday after reporting symptoms of an unknown illness, prompting a mass casualty response, officials said. Emergency crews responded to the Capital Guardian Youth Challenge Academy in Laurel, Maryland, after cadets began experiencing symptoms following lunch, the DC National Guard said, according to FOX 5 DC.
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At least 19 cadets at a military-style youth academy in the Washington, DC, area were sent to area hospitals Sunday after reporting symptoms of an unknown illness, prompting a mass casualty response, officials said. Emergency crews responded to the Capital Guardian Youth Challenge Academy in Laurel, Maryland, after cadets began experiencing symptoms following lunch, the DC National Guard said, according to FOX 5 DC. The academy, which is operated by the DC National Guard, is a military-style life intervention program for at-risk teens, according to the institution. One mother told FOX 5 that blood tests at a hospital showed her son had elevated carbon monoxide levels.
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- At least 19 cadets at a military-style youth academy in the Washington, DC, area were sent to area hospitals Sunday after reporting symptoms of an unknown illness, prompting a mass casualty response, officials said. Emergency crews responded to the Capital Guardian Youth Challenge Academy in Laurel, Maryland, after cadets began experiencing symptoms following lunch, the DC National Guard said, according to FOX 5 DC.
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