VIDEO: Michigan HS player dies after game-winning shot
A. Isaac A Michigan High School basketball player collapsed to the ground only minutes after hitting a game-winning shot. Wes Leonard, a 16-year old junior from Fennville led to his team to an overtime victory against neighboring Bridgeman with this driving lay-up.
As players and fans celebrated their undefeated season by storming the court, Leonard fell to the ground and immediately received medical attention from school officials.
Leonard arrived at Holland Hospital in an ambulance at 9:20 p.m. Before the ambulance left the high school, an EMT appeared to hook him to a defibrillator on the court at about 8:48 p.m.
He appeared to lose consciousness after he collapsed. His teammates started shouting for help.
The gym doors were opened, letting cold air in, and about 10 people tending to him fanned his body with everything from a jersey to a clipboard prior to the EMT’s arrival.
“Wes arrived at Holland Hospital in cardiac arrest,” Breed said. “All efforts were made after he arrived to help restart his heart, but unfortunately, those efforts were not successful.”
Leonard was a two sport star at Fennville, playing quarterback and leading them to a division championship this past season.
Our hearts go out to the family of Wes Leonard, truly a tragic story.
Fennville basketball player Wes Leonard dies after hitting winning shot, collapsing on court [Holland Sentinel]
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