NEW BRAINTREE, Mass. — A Massachusetts State Police recruit going through the academy in New Braintree needed to be hospitalized this week.

State Police said he became "unresponsive" during a training exercise. 

The department said a member of the 90th recruit training troop became unresponsive Thursday during a defensive tactics training exercise. 

The academy’s on-site medical team, which includes staff from UMass Memorial Medical Center, responded immediately and determined urgent medical care was required. 

The trainee was brought to the hospital where he's being evaluated by medical staff.