Midshipman with possible meningitis dies

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The U.S. Naval Academy midshipmen who was potentially infected with bacterial meningitis died at a Baltimore hospital Monday night.

What exactly caused the death of the unnamed 20-year-old male plebe or freshman was not known Monday night, said Cmdr. Joe Carpenter, an academy spokesman.

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