NJ midshipman found dead near U.S. Naval Academy

Tragedy strikes the naval academy with the loss of a NJ midshipman Dan Alexander Published: October 13, 2025 Kyle Philbert James (U.S. Naval Academy), entrance to the U.S. Naval Academy (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

✅ U.S. Naval Academy confirms death of 20-year-old midshipman from New Jersey

✅ Mother says communication with the Academy has been “frustrating”

✅ Kyle James was a history major and member of the academy’s gospel choir

WHIPPANY — A midshipman from New Jersey has died at the U.S. Naval Academy.

The school on Sunday confirmed the death of Kyle Philbert James, 20. He was a member of the 36th Company and a history major who participated in the academy's gospel choir. The circumstances of his death were not disclosed.

"It is painful to lose a member of our Naval Ac