Report: USMC Parris Island recruit jumped, landed on head

The Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island trainee who was injured after a fall last week reportedly jumped, according to Military.com.

The trainee “was witnessed intentionally jumping from a building,” according to that news outlet, which attributed the information to “a source with knowledge of the incident.”

The building, a source told Military.com, was the “receiving building, a brick structure that is a first stop for recruits arriving at the depot.” Several witnesses saw the trainee land on his head, according to the outlet.

Parris Island spokesman Capt. Adam Flores could not confirm the information when reached Thursday morning. Details about the incident will be included in the command investigation once it’s concluded, he said.

The incident occurred July 26, a day after the trainee arrived on the island. The trainee remains in stable condition, according to depot officials.

The Naval Criminal Investigative Service is not investigating the matter, but an agency spokesperson said the trainnee had non-life-threatening injuries. When asked Tuesday if any Marines had been sidelined or reassigned in the wake of the fall, Flores replied: “No drill instructors have been sat down or reassigned at this time.”

The Corps has not released further details about the incident, citing the ongoing investigation.

This is the third recruit fall in recent months and the second during the processing phase.

Kristian Gashaj was injured in a two-story fall inside the depot’s Recruit Processing Center in October. He had been on the island four days. In June, the Marine Corps Times reported he remained in a coma.

Raheel Siddiqui died after falling nearly 40 feet during recruit training on March 18, 2016. He had been on the island 11 days.

This story was originally published August 3, 2017 at 9:25 AM with the headline "Report: USMC Parris Island recruit jumped, landed on head."