cause of someone's death alabama high school football players The Coffee County Coroner's Office says a man who collapsed and died during practice in August has been identified.
Semaj Wilkins The 14-year-old freshman at New Brockton High School suffered a medical emergency during football practice on Aug. 13. He collapsed and was taken to an area hospital in an “unresponsive” condition, according to the coroner's report.
Semaj was one of seven football-related deaths in August. (St. Petersburg)
Mr. Semaj tragically passed away, and an autopsy conducted Thursday by the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences revealed that his cause of death was congestive heart failure It is caused by cardiac hypertrophy with biventricular hypertrophy due to coronary artery abnormalities.
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Death was classified as natural.
The Mayo Clinic website defines cardiomegaly as enlargement of the heart and ventricular hypertrophy as thickening of the heart wall. This condition can prevent the heart from pumping blood efficiently.
Pads and helmet during soccer practice. (Jake Crandall/Advertiser/USA Today Network)
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Coffee County Schools Superintendent Kelly Cobb said, “Semaj was a young man who brought joy and inspiration to his peers, teammates, coaches and faculty. His passing will be deeply saddened by all who knew him. Deaf,” he said in a statement on Facebook. at the time of his passing.
Semaj was one of seven soccer-related deaths in August, prompting parents and officials to warn the sport to take safety measures more seriously.
Middle and high school football players who died in August include 13-year-old Cohen Craddock of West Virginia, 16-year-old Kayden Tellier of Alabama, and 15-year-old Robert James Gillon III of Florida. Included. Javion Taylor of Virginia, 15-year-old Obet Gomez-Regalado of Maryland, 14-year-old Semaj Wilkins of Alabama, and 16-year-old Leslie Noble of Maryland. (Thomas A. Ferrara/Newsday RM/Facebook/GoFundMe/Selma Funeral Home)
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Their causes of death ranged from heatstroke to chest pain to head trauma.
FOX News' Audrey Conklin and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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