Alaska high school student dies after cardiac arrest during PE class
Levi Curry, 15, collapsed during PE class at an Alaska high school and was declared brain dead.
Reported by PerthNowAlso reported by The Nightly.
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This story shows the sudden heart risks that young people face. Some are at risk even when their conditions are managed well. It also shows how families can find meaning from tragedy through organ donation.
In Australia. No direct Australian impact, though raises awareness of cardiac arrest risks in young people and the importance of school health protocols.
Key facts
- 15
- Student age
- November 5
- Date of collapse
- Eagle River High School, Anchorage, Alaska
- School
- Providence Hospital
- Hospital
- Levi Curry, 15, went into cardiac arrest during PE class at Eagle River High School.
- This happened in Anchorage, Alaska on November 5.
- He was rushed to Providence Hospital.
- He spent hours in intensive care before being declared brain dead.
- Saint John Orthodox Cathedral revealed Levi had a heart condition that had been carefully managed by a children's heart doctor.
- The Wolves football program remembered him as "more than a football player" and part of their family.
- His family decided to donate his organs.
