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Alaska high school football player Levi Curry dies at 15 after gym-class collapse
Levi Curry, a 15-year-old football player, died on November 6 after a medical emergency.
He collapsed during gym class at Eagle River High School in Anchorage, Alaska, and went into cardiac arrest.
Curry had a heart condition from birth, which his parents said had been treated with surgery and carefully managed by a specialist.
He was taken to hospital and declared brain dead that evening.
His family chose to proceed with organ donation after the doctors’ declaration.
More than 500 people attended his funeral, and a fundraiser was set up to help his family with medical bills and other costs.
Levi Curry, a 15-year-old football player at Eagle River High School in Anchorage, died after collapsing during a gym class.
He went into cardiac arrest and was taken to Providence Hospital after receiving CPR.
He was declared brain dead at 9:49 p.m. local time on November 6, and his family chose organ donation.
Curry had been born with a heart condition and had undergone surgery to address it.
More than 500 people attended his funeral, according to the article.
- Who
- Levi Curry, a 15-year-old player on the Eagle River High School football team.
- What
- He died after collapsing during gym class and suffering cardiac arrest.
- When
- November 6; he was declared brain dead at 9:49 p.m. local time that evening.
- Where
- Eagle River High School in Anchorage, Alaska; he was taken to Providence Hospital.
- Why
- The cause of his collapse is not stated. He had a heart condition that had been treated with surgery.
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Curry collapsed during gym class, went into cardiac arrest and was taken to Providence Hospital after receiving CPR.
Curry was declared brain dead, and his family decided to proceed with organ donation.
Curry was named one of Alaska's best defensive players.
More than 500 people attended Curry's funeral.
- Age
- 15
- School team
- Eagle River High School football team
- Collapse location
- Gym class at an Alaska high school
- Hospital
- Providence Hospital
- Brain-death declaration
- 9:49 p.m. local time on November 6
- Fundraiser total
- More than $57,000 at the time of the article’s publication
What people are saying
The surgery basically healed it
Levi was more than a football player. He was a son, a friend, a teammate, a brother, and a valued member of our Wolves family.
there is nothing that prepares you for losing one of your players.
He will be greatly missed in his family and our community.