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Kayla Rooney passed away unexpectedly, her club, St Brigid's LGFCC New York, based in the Bronx, confirmed A young sportswoman who played GAA and Camogie in New York has died suddenly. Kayla Rooney, who played for the U17s, passed away unexpectedly, St Brigid's Ladies Gaelic Football and Camogie Club announced this morning. The teenager is survived by her parents, Michael and Siobhán, brother Jack, and sister Sarah, who, along with her sibling, have been members of St Brigid's, located in the Bronx, since they were young girls. Kayla's age and cause of death are not known at this time. Following...

The actor’s manager, Alex Gittelson, confirmed the tragic news on Twitter on Friday, writing, “Devastated beyond words at the tragic loss of my dear friend and client, Cody Longo.” “My heart breaks for his beautiful family,” Gittelson added. “You will be missed, brother.” According to TMZ, Longo’s lifeless body was discovered in bed at a residence in Austin, Texas, on Wednesday.

The 16-year-old died after a sudden and short illness.A student from Rawtenstall who died after a sudden and short illness will be commemorated during a funeral service this week. Isabel Kate Connolly-Wellock died suddenly on Friday March 31 in the Royal Blackburn hospital. The 16-year-old student who studied at All Saints' Roman Catholic High School in Waterfoot has been described by her family as a 'lovely, caring young person'. Isabel was born in Waterfoot where she lived all of her life. She attended Waterfoot Primary school and All Saints RC school, Rawtenstall. The family have said that Isabel has now...

A Texas teen suffered a cardiac arrest at a rock climbing gym and died - but miraculously two hours later he was revived after continuous CPR. Sammy Berko, 16, was hailed as a 'literal miracle' by one of his doctors after suffering the heart attack in January. His parents Jennifer and Craig Berko watched as Sammy rang a bell to signal his distress, but they initially believed he was just fooling around. It quickly became clear Sammy was in trouble, with gym workers, paramedics and doctors performing two hours of CPR in a bid to revive him. Jennifer and Craig...

Lesley Swick Van Ness was on vacation in Florida when she "fell ill and was hospitalized," a colleague shared in a statementLesley Swick Van Ness, a former news anchor in Illinois, has died. She was 42. She died on Monday following a sudden illness while on vacation with her family, according to NBC affiliate WGEM-TV, the station where she worked for over a decade. "Lesley had been on vacation with her beautiful family in Florida when she fell ill and was hospitalized last Thursday," Jennifer Dale, the vice president of recruiting at Gray Television, where Van Ness was working at...

Paul O'Grady's cause of death reported in official documents after much-loved star died 'unexpectedly' Featured Image Credit: Allstar Picture Library Ltd / WENN Rights Ltd / Alamy Stock Photo Paul O'Grady's cause of death has been reported after the TV presenter passed away last month. O'Grady was 67-years-old when he died, with his family announcing at the time that he died 'unexpectedly but peacefully' on 28 March. O'Grady was known as a big animal lover. Credit: ITV O'Grady was known as a big animal lover. Credit: ITV Police confiscate doll display Keep Watching His husband, Andre Portasio, shared the news...

A patient died suddenly at Dr. Georges-L.-Dumont University Hospital in Moncton, N.B., Tuesday. Vitalité Health Network, which runs the hospital, confirmed the death to CTV News Thursday. “The network offers its sincere condolences to the patient's family and friends during this difficult time,” a Vitalité spokesperson wrote in an email. The health authority said it would not release any more information about the person because of privacy laws. The RCMP says it learned of the death around 4:30 p.m. the day it happened. The force says it is investigating the circumstance around the death with help from the New Brunswick...

According to Bibb County Coroner Leon Jones, Baba Agbaje was playing at the intramural fields when he collapsed and went into cardiac arrest.MACON, Ga. — A 21-year-old Mercer University student-athlete is dead after collapsing during a pick-up soccer game Monday night. According to Bibb County Coroner Leon Jones, Abdul Rasheed Babatunde Agbaje was playing at the intramural fields when he collapsed and went into cardiac arrest. He was taken to Atrium Health Navicent, the Medical Center where he was pronounced dead at 7:48 p.m. Agbaje was from Peachtree City. His family has been notified. An autopsy will be performed. Mercer...

Rep. Jesús “Chuy” García (D-Ill.) announced Tuesday that his daughter Rosa had died the previous night. “Last night our beloved daughter, Rosa, passed away at the age of 28. Our family is completely heartbroken,” García said in a statement. “Rosa joined our family as a young girl who had been in the foster care system. We did our best to provide a stable, loving, and welcoming home for her,” he added. The cause of death was not immediately announced.

McDonald, like a half-dozen other people whose medical events are shown in the trailer for the anti-vaccine film "Died Suddenly," did not die as a result of the Covid-19 vaccine.Three minutes into the trailer for the widely debunked anti-vaccine film “Died Suddenly,” comedian Heather McDonald is shown collapsing on stage. In the background, a voiceover from people identified as “whistleblowers” lays out the film’s mission statement. “It’s the new bullet. It’s the new form of warfare,” the voice of a man in a darkened room says about the Covid vaccine. “The dead can’t speak for themselves, so therefore, I have...

A Chinese national, who suffered a stroke while working here, died from pneumonia on March 22, just weeks before his flight home. According to Shin Min Daily News, the 48-year-old, surnamed Wang, was scheduled to return to his hometown in China's Jilin province in mid-April. Wang arrived here in January 2022 to work as an assistant chef, and later a dishwasher. In April, he suffered a stroke at his dormitory and underwent brain surgery at Tan Tock Seng Hospital, where doctors had to remove a part of his skull to save his life. After the surgery, Wang became bedridden and...

Guitarist Wayne Swinny of the band Saliva died suddenly while on tour, the band announced Wednesday. Swinny died after a spontaneous brain hemorrhage, the band announced. He was 59 years old. Swinny is a founding member of the Memphis band Saliva, best known for their 2001 single “Click Click Boom.” The band was nominated for a Grammy in 2002 for Best Hard Rock Performance for the song “Your Disease.” Funeral arrangements will be announced at a later time.

The Birkenhead- born TV presenter and comedian died 'unexpectedly but peacefully' on Tuesday eveningPaul O’Grady has died at the age of 67, his partner Andre Portasio has said. The Birkenhead- born TV presenter and comedian, also known for his drag queen persona Lily Savage, died “unexpectedly but peacefully” on Tuesday evening, a statement shared with the PA news agency via a representative said. Mr Portasio said in his statement: “It is with great sadness that I inform you that Paul has passed away unexpectedly but peacefully yesterday evening.” “We ask, at this difficult time, that whilst you celebrate his life...