{"id":25875,"date":"2019-09-02T14:43:08","date_gmt":"2019-09-02T14:43:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2019\/09\/02\/aspiring-west-point-cadet-dies-in-cliff-diving-accident\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T02:28:40","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T02:28:40","slug":"aspiring-west-point-cadet-dies-in-cliff-diving-accident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/your-army\/2019\/09\/02\/aspiring-west-point-cadet-dies-in-cliff-diving-accident\/","title":{"rendered":"Aspiring West Point cadet dies in cliff-diving accident"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">HUNTER, N.Y. \u2014 Authorities say a Nebraska man enrolled in West Point\u2019s preparatory school for potential cadets has died in a cliff-diving accident in the Catskills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/news\/your-army\/2019\/06\/30\/west-point-welcomes-new-cadets-with-class-of-2023\/\" target=_blank>U.S. Military Academy<\/a> says in a release that cadet candidate Benjamin Bochtler died Saturday in the town of Hunter. 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He had already served about three years in the Army, including a deployment in Afghanistan from April 2018 to January 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/your-army\/2019\/05\/20\/a-west-point-cadet-died-in-a-skiing-accident-in-february-a-judge-just-ruled-his-parents-can-use-his-frozen-sperm\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"193\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/cadet-killed-crop.jpeg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">A West Point cadet died in a skiing accident in February. A judge just ruled his parents can use his frozen sperm<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The parents of a 21-year-old West Point cadet fatally injured in a skiing accident can use his frozen sperm to produce a child, a judge ruled while noting potential ethical considerations.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The school is on the military academy\u2019s grounds and enrolls soldiers and civilians aiming to become cadets and eventually Army officers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cCadet candidate Bochtler had an incredible smile and infectious positive attitude. He was everyone\u2019s friend. Ben was a prior-enlisted combat veteran who set a tremendous example and used his experience in the Army to help his fellow cadet candidates,\u201d said Col. 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