A 12-year-old New Jersey football player died during a non-contact football practice | Coaches Did Not Know CPR
Elijah Jordan Brown-Garcia was just a sixth grader in New Jersey learning how to play football. The 12-year-old collapsed and died during non-contact football practice on Friday.
According to reports, the young football player was doing drills when he fell down. He was considered a healthy boy.
Elijah’s 10-year-old brother was the one that called their Mother to tell her that the coaches were trying to help her son, but none of them knew CPR.
It lasted almost 30 to 40 minutes before an ambulance arrived. Elijah died at the hospital.
This is so sad, a 12-year-old boy should not be dying while running drills.
Please keep the family, teammates, and friends in your prayers. This is such a tragic situation.
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