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Missing West Point Cadet Kade Kurita From Gardena Found Dead

WEST POINT, N.Y. (CBSLA) – Kade Kurita, a 20-year-old West Point cadet from Gardena who had been missing for four days, was found dead Tuesday night on the New York campus. His body was discovered at 9:47 p.m., the U.S. Military Academy reported. Foul play was not suspected.

He had been missing since Oct. 18, when he did not show up for a military skills competition, West Point said. Investigators later learned that an M4 rifle was missing, although he was not believed to have any ammunition or magazines.

Missing West Point Cadet From Gardena Found Dead
An undated photo of 20-year-old Kade Kurita, a West Point cadet from Gardena, Calif., who was found dead on campus on Oct. 22, 2019, after being missing for four days. (U.S. Military Academy)

Multiple agencies, including the U.S. Coast Guard and New York State Police, were involved in the search.

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