EAU CLAIRE (WEAU) - A 16-year-old high school student has died during a track meet in eastern Wisconsin.
It happened about 4 p.m. Wednesday afternoon in Brillion at the middle school. Police say the student ran a short distance on the track when he collapsed. Staff at the school called 911, while students performed CPR, but he later died at a local hospital.
The school is now providing counseling for the students.
[Blogger's Note: It's really not clear whether the CPR performed was adequate or timely, and it's really not clear whether there was an AED at the track meet.]
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