High School Student Collapses Playing Flag Football, Dies at Age 16

After suffering from a severe illness, a 16-year-old student was killed. “medical emergency” During a flag-football game Thursday In Las Vegas.

Ashari Hughes, a sophomore at Desert Oasis High School, was playing in an away game against Valley High School when she collapsed at around 7:30 p.m., the Las Vegas Review-Joural reported. The Student was rushed to the hospital, but was later declared dead.

Desert Oasis High School principal Ian Salzman In a letter to my parents, I wrote that Hughes “suffered a medical emergency during an athletic event” Until paramedics arrived, I was given medical aid by staff. Fox 5 reported.

“It is with a heavy heart that I inform you that the student passed away. The school and the entire district mourn the loss of this young life,” Salzman wrote.

According To her family Hughes She had chest pains during the match and was able to go to the sidelines until she collapsed. Fox 5 reported.

Hughes’ family had reportedly considered pulling her from sports as she had been experiencing ongoing cardiovascular problems. The family reported that she had been cleared by a doctor to participate in athletic competition.

The Clark County Coroner’s Office has not yet released the cause Hughes’ death.

A GoFundMe page has been set up by Hughes’ family for funeral costs and had already raised over $2,000 two hours after it was posted Friday afternoon. As Of Saturday Afternoon, the fundraiser is over surpassed $24,000 of its $50,000 goal.

“She called football the real love of her life! She loved hard and was loved by many,” The family wrote. “She will be missed by all of us.”

The 16-year-old’s death was three days after Buffalo Bills Safety Damar Hamlin suffered A heart attack and collapse in the middle of an activity Monday Night Football Game against the Cincinnati Bengals. Hamlin Since then, he has had his breathing tube removed. He is now speaking with family and teammates. announced Friday.

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