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Peace Corps trainee from Lake Worth dies in Namibia

Posted at 11:48 PM, Aug 23, 2018
and last updated 2018-08-23 23:48:59-04

A local Peace Corps trainee has died in the African country Namibia. 

The Corps announced Thursday that 24-year- old Mitchell Hermann, from Lake Worth, died suddenly. 

Hermann was a graduate of Florida Atlantic University. He was training to teach science with the Peace Corps. 

The Corps extends its condolences to Hermann's family.