A Massachusetts state police recruit died a day after he became unresponsive and suffered a “medical crisis” during a defensive tactics training exercise, authorities said.

While authorities would not elaborate, the Boston CBS affiliate WBZ reported that Enrique Delgado-Garcia was mortally injured during a boxing exercise that was a standard part of the police academy which he was attending. He was knocked out for nearly 10 minutes after absorbing a blow to the head, the outlet reported, citing sources familiar with details about the recruit’s death, which occurred less than a month before he was set to graduate from the training academy.

Delgado-Garcia, 25, died at a hospital on Friday, a day after the exercise at the Massachusetts state police academy in New Braintree, an agency spokesperson, Tim McGuirk, said in a statement.

McGuirk said the academy’s on-site medical team responded immediately after Delgado-Garcia became unresponsive. They determined that he required urgent medical care and took him to the hospital, where he died.

Delgado-Garcia’s mother told reporters with NBC10 Boston and Telemundo Nueva Inglaterra that he was hit and injured.

“I don’t understand why it was so rough if it was just training,” Sandra Garcia said in Spanish. “I want them to explain it to me, that the state explains to me what happened with my son … Why did he hit him so hard that it killed him, that it destroyed his brain and broke all of my son’s teeth and he had a neck fracture too, my son.”

Such police training can cover a range of physical encounters to defend against tackles, punches and other attacks. McGuirk did not specify the type of exercise Delgado-Garcia took part in.

McGuirk told the Associated Press in an email that Delgado-Garcia was a Worcester resident and had entered the training program in 9 April. The class will graduate on 9 October.

“The Massachusetts state police administered the oath of office in Enrique Delgado-Garcia’s final hours of life,” McGuirk said. “He was surrounded by family, loved ones, and classmates during the bilingual ceremony, which culminated in him being pinned with his trooper badge.”

Delgado-Garcia’s body was transported from the hospital to the medical examiner’s facility in Westfield on Saturday evening.

“The matter is under review and the review has been active and ongoing since we were notified of the incident on Thursday,” Lindsay Corcoran, a spokesperson for the Worcester county district attorney’s office, said in a statement on Saturday.

Delgado-Garcia once worked as a victim witness advocate in that district attorney’s office.

A spokesperson for the State Police Association of Massachusetts directed questions on what happened to Delgado-Garcia to the state police department.

Col John Mawn Jr of the state police said in a statement that his department “is committed to providing support and resources to trainee Delgado-Garcia’s family, friends, and fellow academy recruits in the coming days and weeks as they cope with this unimaginable loss”.

The Massachusetts governor, Maura Healey, issued a statement saying she was heartbroken about the loss of Delgado-Garcia.

“He was a beloved member of his academy class, known for his compassion and devotion to service,” she said. “This is a devastating time for all who knew and loved him, and we are holding Enrique’s family and his State Police community in our hearts.”

Since I live in a vacation spot – the South Shore of Massachusetts – I’m often asked what season is the best for a visit.

The sparkling days of summer, when the beaches are warm and the days long? Love it. The winter days of snow, bundling up and early night star gazing? It’s a special time as well.

But there’s one season I tell everyone to focus on for a visit: Cranberry season. From mid-September through the end of October, the Bay State shines even more. With awe-inducing foliage, the tilt of the earth slanting the sun’s rays in a way that just makes the ocean, ponds, lakes and sky even bluer, “sweater weather,” and less humidity – this is the place and time to be.

The cranberry harvest gives it all the exclamation point of beauty. Rosy red berries floating in a blue pond, surrounded by vibrant colored trees? It’s just perfection, and an experience you cannot have just anywhere.

Massachusetts isn’t the top cranberry producer in the nation – at just under 30% of the total crop coming from the Bay State, we’re just behind Wisconsin for that. But when it comes to ways to savor the Cranberry Harvest season, Massachusetts may just have them all beat. Consider these adventures:

Ride past them: There are so many safe, well-maintained and easy-to-ride bike paths in Massachusetts. Take the Cape Cod Rail Trail and you’ll spot some bogs along the way. Or, sign yourself up for the Cranberry Century Ride (https://www.crw.org/Centuries), a multi-distance choice bike ride held by the Charles River Wheelers this year on Oct. 15.

You can go anywhere from a very doable 29 miles up to a full 100. You started and finish at Plymouth’s beautiful Myles Standish State Forest and then loop out to Mattapoisett and back, passing many a bog and other sites. Each distance is led by a team leader, and you’re well taken care of with sustenance and support at break stops along the way. Pre-registration is required.

Golf over them: (And hopefully not into them). More than a few Massachusetts golf courses offer peeks at bogs, but no place puts you up close more than Souther’s Marsh Golf Club (https://southersmarsh.com) in Plymouth.

The executive course was built around and through bogs that have been producing cranberries for longer than most can remember. During harvest season you’ll play up along (and sometimes over) bogs in the process of harvesting. And should you get lucky and there’s a wedding that week, you may even see their signature move: floating cranberries in the shape of a heart.

Get right into them: What better way to celebrate, view and learn about cranberries than getting right in there and working a bog? Sign on for the Cranberry Bogger for a Day program curated by Keolis Mass Adventures (https://keolismassadventures.com). You’ll board a train at South Station in Boston and head to Benson’s Pond in Middleboro where for two solid hours, you’ll don your waders and work the bog, using antique harvesting tools, picking fresh cranberries, and enjoying cranberry-inspired snacks and beverages.

Should you want to get up close but not as wet, they also offer walking tours of bogs. Preregistration is required and spots fill up fast.

Celebrate them: Harvest Fairs are the happening of the season and cranberries get in on the fun. Edaville Railroad (https://edaville.com) celebrates Oct. 12 and 13 with a flea market, craft fair, steam train rides past bogs, live music and more. Family friendly to the max.

Pick and cook them: Massachusetts is home to 300+ cranberry farmers, 14,000+ acres of cranberry bogs, and 65,000+ acres of associated open space. Sounds like a lot to take on, but luckily we have the non-profit Massachusetts Cranberries (https://www.cranberries.org) on our side.

Operating since 1988, the organization supports the industry and also offers, via their website, the history of the crop – a cool thing to understand before savoring the season.

Their website lists bog tours across the state, spots you can get fresh berries and other season fruit, special events around the harvest and even better: tried and true recipes so you can take the berries home and pay the love forward.

Massachusetts State Police trainee Enrique Delgado Garcia was sworn in as a trooper shortly before his death, a department spokesman said, some of the new information shared on Delgado’s death Saturday.

Police have not shared more about the training exercise they’ve said that Delgado was seriously injured as a part of. Delgado’s family has questioned how the 25-year-old could have been fatally injured during a training exercise — they said he had severe brain trauma and other injuries.

A police spokesman confirmed in an email Saturday that the Worcester County District Attorney’s Office was “reviewing all aspects of this matter.” He also said that Delgado’s body was due to be taken from UMass Memorial Medical Center to the Westfield location of the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.

Before his death, Delgado “was surrounded by family, loved ones, and classmates during the bi-lingual ceremony, which culminated in him being pinned with his Trooper Badge,” the department’s interim director of media relations, Tim McGuirk, said in the email.

The oath of office was administered by two civilian workers at Massachusetts State Police serving as commissioners under state law that lets the governor appoint such officers, McGuirk said.

The family of 25-year-old Enrique Delgado-Garcia, whose dream was to be a state trooper, wants answers about what happened.

Delgado was part of the 90th Recruit Training Troop, which is due to graduate on Oct. 9.

Earlier Saturday, Gov. Maura Healey shared a statement on Delgado’s death, which she called “devastating.”

“I’m heartbroken about the loss of Massachusetts State Police Trainee Enrique Delgado-Garcia, who had committed himself to a career protecting the people of Massachusetts,” she said. “He was a beloved member of his academy class, known for his compassion and devotion to service. This is a devastating time for all who knew and loved him, and we are holding Enrique’s family and his State Police community in our hearts.”

Massachusetts Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll echoed the governor’s feelings in comments to NBC10 Boston.

“It’s a tragic loss. We are all really just feeling it for his family. For Enrique. For his academy classmates. And express so much sympathy. Young man. Had a career ahead of him protecting people of Massachusetts was his goal. And so we’re incredibly saddened by it. It’s just tragic.”

“We’ll continue to work to obviously understand exactly what transpired but I’m sure there’ll be a full investigation,” she added.

A man has died after being injured at the Massachusetts State Police Academy in New Braintree, his family said.

Officials haven’t given a timeline on when the investigation might return new information on what police have characterized as an incident during defensive tactics training. Medical examiners will return Delgado’s cause and manner of death.

His family has said Deglado suffered a broken neck, missing teeth and severe brain damage. They have demanded explanations on what went on inside the academy, as well as accountability.

“That didn’t come from boxing, especially a round of two minutes,” cousin Omel Canario García said.

Col. John Mawn Jr., the outgoing leader of Massachusetts State Police, released this statement Friday night:

The Massachusetts State Police grieves the tragic loss of Trainee Enrique Delgado-Garcia, and we offer our deepest condolences to his family and loved ones. They have the full measure of our support and care, and they remain full members of our State Police Family.

Enrique was a fine young man who devoted himself to the service of others as a member of the 90th Recruit Training Troop and in his former role as a victim witness advocate in the Worcester County District Attorney’s Office. In his short time with the State Police, Enrique demonstrated an extraordinary capacity to learn and a desire to deliver excellent police services to the people of Massachusetts. He made an immediate impression on his classmates and the Academy Staff. By all accounts, Enrique possessed and displayed all the qualities that would have made him an outstanding Trooper: kindness and compassion, dedication, commitment, willingness to work hard to improve himself, and a strong desire help others.

As a Department, we will, first and foremost, continue to support Enrique’s family, and honor his memory. We will additionally support our members, trainees, and their families as they cope with this heartbreaking loss.