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A 17-year-old high school football player in New York that collapsed on the field has passed away | Organs have been donated

High School football player in New York collapses on the field during drills
A 17-year-old high school football player in New York that collapsed on the field has passed away | Organs have been donated

Robert Bush a 17-year-old New York high school football player who collapsed and suffered cardiac arrest earlier this week, has passed away.

According to News 12 in Long Island, Bush was able to save 3 lives as an organ donor. According to the doctors Robert was clinically dead on Friday.

The Wake for Bush will be held Tuesday and Wednesday at Giove Funeral Home in Selden. His funeral will be held Wednesday night.

If you would like to help the family, a GoFundMe Page was set up to help with expenses. The family will help set up a Scholarship in his name to keep his memory alive.

This is such a tragic incident. Bush was only at practice a few minutes before he collapsed. Staff tried to work on him with CPR and an AED, but Robert was not able to make it. Another case of young athletes collapsing is scary. It is becoming a norm.

May God Bless the Bush family.

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