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Police say Joshua Mileto, 16, was participating in a pre-season drill with a group of high school football players, carrying a large log overhead for a workout, when the wood fell on his head. (James Carbone/Newsday via AP)

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A high school football player performing a drill used by the U.S. Navy SEALs for conditioning was killed Thursday when the log he and teammates were carrying fatally struck him in the head, police said.

By Frank Eltman and Karen Matthews, Associated Press August 11, 2017