Nearly two months after the unexplained death of Navy Seal candidate Kyle Mullen, his mother broke her silence, saying she wants to prevent another family from experiencing the same type of tragedy.
The mother of Kyle Mullen, a Navy SEAL candidate who died in February, sat down exclusively with ABC News.Nearly two months after the unexplained death of Navy SEAL candidate Kyle Mullen, his mother broke her silence, saying she wants to prevent another family from experiencing the same type of tragedy.
She texted her son again immediately after the call, worried about his condition, but she never reached him or spoke to him again.Regina Mullen, the mother of Kyle Mullen is a guest on ABC's"Good Morning America" on March 31, 2022."It was just his breathing. He could -- it was difficult for him to form the words with the airflow. It sounded labored. He couldn't breathe properly.
At the time of his death, the Navy released a statement saying Kyle Mullen and another sailor had"reported symptoms" and were taken to the hospital. The other sailor recovered. Kyle Mullen's death is now under investigation and no official cause has been released.Regina Mullen believes her son was abandoned when he was most in need.
Regina Mullen said her son had been treated for SIPE during training in January. Later that month during"hell week," NCIS investigators told her he was treated with oxygen twice, including on the day he died. "At that point, I said, 'He doesn't know what day of the week it is. He hasn't slept in five days. How can he make that determination?'"
"They need better training. They need better monitoring. And this could never, ever happen again," she said."No mother should ever have to feel my pain that I have."In this May 4, 2020, photo provided by the U.S. Navy shows SEAL candidates participating in"surf immersion" during Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL training at Naval Special Warfare Center in Coronado, Calif.
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