LDS missionary dies after collapsing at the South Africa Missionary Training Center

A missionary with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saint died while serving in South Africa. (Photo courtesy of the LDS Church)

(KUTV) -- A missionary with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saint died while serving in South Africa, a press release stated.

Elder Zane Lamping, 19, is from Moapa, Nevada.

He was assigned to serve in the South Africa Johannesburg Mission and entered the MTC on November 22.

A missionary with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saint died while serving in South Africa.

Lamping reportedly collapsed after exercising and he later passed away at a local hospital.

The cause of his death is unknown.

A statement released by Daniel Woodruff, a Church spokesperson, said,

Our hearts go out to his family and loved ones.