A statement from the Defence Ministry said 28-year-old Corporal (CPL) (NS) Li Hongyang was taking his Individual Physical Proficiency Test when he fainted at 8.38am on Tuesday.
The incident took place at Kranji Camp III.
MINDEF said an SAF medic on site attended to Corporal Li immediately and evacuated him via a safety vehicle to the Kranji Medical Centre where an SAF doctor attended to him.
Corporal Li was then sent to the Khoo Teck Puat Hospital at 9.00am.
MINDEF said the SAF doctor continued to resuscitate him in the ambulance en route to the hospital.
Corporal Li was pronounced dead at 9.40am at the hospital.
Lieutenant-Colonel (NS) Gan Fong Yin, Commanding Officer of 62 Combat Service Support Battalion, said: "Hongyang was a cherished member of the battalion. His demise is definitely a loss to the battalion. We will miss him and our hearts go out to his family."
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