Autopsy Reveals Cause of VMI Cadet's Death

A recent autopsy has revealed that Oakton resident Sean Duc Hoang died from complications from a congenital heart disorder when he collapsed during physical training this past fall at Virginia Military Institute, according to a report by The Roanoke Times.

Hoang suffered from a fatal arrhythmia, or an abnormal heart rhythm, an official with the state medical examiner’s office in Roanoke told the newspaper.

Hoang was taken by ambulance to the hospital after collapsing Sept. 21 at VMI in Lexington; he was pronounced dead at the hospital. Funeral services were held in September.

Hoang, 18, was a first-year student at VMI. He was a graduate of Oakton High School and was close to his siblings Ethan and Pauline; the three were triplets, according to a recent story in The Washington Post.