Posted on 02/19/2023 11:56:56 PM PST by lowbridge
A family in Newark, New Jersey, is left with questions after their 12-year-old son collapsed and died suddenly during football practice at a local field.
The boy, Elijah Jordan Brown-Garcia, was reportedly performing drills along with his team, the Essex County Predators, at the West Side Park football field when he collapsed.
Team officials say that Brown-Garcia was not engaged in heavy activity at the time, according to News 12.
“No contact. It was just drills running back and forth. He didn’t get hit,” said his mother, Raven Brown. “He was a healthy kid…I don’t know why Friday night was his day.”
“He was so happy to be there. He didn’t know that it was going to be his last day,” Brown added.
Brown added that her ten-year-old son, who was also at the practice, called her and told her that Elijah had collapsed and they were “fanning” him and pouring water on him.
The bereaved mother also says that even though there were at least three calls for an ambulance, it took. more than 40 minutes for one to arrive. In fact, she told the media that she beat the ambulance to the field when she rushed there herself.
“I beat the ambulance there,” Brown insisted. “Like 30-40 minutes. It took them a long time.”
Brown is also wondering why no one involved with the team or the league is CPR certified. She added that the coach admitted that no one on site was able to help.
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62 degrees in newark today
Elijah’s younger brother, Mekhi Stradford, said they were throwing water on him and they were fanning him. Until the autopsy results for Elijah Jordan Brown-Garcia are announced or revealed by his family, it would be wrong for anyone to claim that he died from any cause of death.
Newark had a high temp of 60 degrees from 10:50 AM to 1:50 PM. When Elijah’s younger brother, Mekhi Stradford called his mother, Raven Brown, he said they were throwing water on him and they were fanning him. What made them think that Elijah was overheated? No one realized he needed CPR. No one new CPR even if they knew Elijah needed it.
Totally normal and due to not masking and hot or cold or mild weather
Death from 60 degrees. Clearly.
Just my speculation. I just remember my first day on the track team running around the football field and barfing. Many of us did the same thing. We were totally out of shape. I could have choked on my own chowder. In Elijah’s case, it would be wrong to speculate on his cause of death. It was speculation that caused those to fan him and throw water on him. Elijah really needed CPR.
Usually don’t the 911 operators tell them how to give CPR?
There was a police station nearby too.
I agree - I was just saying one of the things stated in the article
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