A high school football player died after suffering a ‘medical emergency’ on the sidelines of a game in Georgia.
Windsor Forest High School’s junior varsity team was playing Monday night when on-site emergency responders rushed to help one of its players.
The team was playing cross-town rival Johnson in a JV matchup in a game held at Savannah High Stadium at 6.30 pm when the incident occurred.
The Savannah Chatham Public School System announced in a press release on October 3 that the student ‘had played earlier in the game but had been rotated out of the lineup and was watching from the sideline when the incident occurred.’
The Savannah Chatham Public School System announced in a press release on October 3 that the student ‘had played earlier in the game but had been rotated out of the lineup and was watching from the sideline when the incident occurred’
Windsor Forest High School’s junior varsity team was playing Monday night when on-site emergency responders rushed to help one of its players
Windsor Forest High School told DailyMail.com that a staff meeting is due to take place about the student’s death today. She added: ‘This is a horrible time.’
The press release went on to say that ‘Trainers and EMS staff on site began immediate life-saving measures using CPR and an AED. Those efforts continued during transport to the hospital for further medical attention.
‘Unfortunately, the student was pronounced deceased a short time after reaching Memorial Children’s Hospital. Our deepest sympathies go out to the student’s family and friends.’
The district has no further details about what happened and has refrained from sharing any information about the student.
Windsor Forest High School told DailyMail.com that a staff meeting is due to take place about the student’s death today. She added: ‘This is a horrible time.’
This comes two months after a high school football star died after being struck by a tree outside his grandparents’ house during severe storms.
Evan Kinley, a 15-year-old from South Carolina, had pulled up to the home on Arnold Drive near Kings road around 5pm on August 7. He was getting out of his car when a tree uprooted and fell on him near the garage of the property.
Evan Kinley is being remembered as a star football player for his high school team
Evan was known for his love of outdoor sports, fishing and cars
His horrified grandparents were the first to discover Evan after the tree had tipped. The couple did everything they could to get him out from underneath, but it was too heavy for them to lift.
The coroner has ruled the student’s death accidental, resulting from severe weather.
The T.L. Hanna team’s head football coach Hanna Jason Tone said Evan had a ‘can-do’ attitude and was positive to be around.
‘He just always had a smile on his face. He showed up every day to work, was a great teammate, very energetic (and) fun to be around and he had a lot of friends on the team.’
A Broadway Fire Department post said: ‘Please keep this family in your thoughts and prayers.
‘The next few days are going to be rough on them. Evan was a great kid.
‘He was a Junior Firefighter with us and we were really looking forward to having him in the future. He’ll definitely be missed. Rest in peace our young friend. Gone too soon.’
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