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| Ten-year-old boy dies during basketball game in Perth | |
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| A 10-year-old boy has collapsed and died while playing at a basketball tournament in Perth. | A 10-year-old boy has collapsed and died while playing at a basketball tournament in Perth. |
| Paramedics were called to the Warwick Stadium in Perth at 10.50am on Saturday after the boy collapsed during a break in a game at the under-11 state championships. | Paramedics were called to the Warwick Stadium in Perth at 10.50am on Saturday after the boy collapsed during a break in a game at the under-11 state championships. |
| St John Ambulance paramedics tried to revive the boy but he died in Joondalup hospital. It’s believed the collapse was related to an existing medical condition. The ABC reported it was a suspected heart attack. | St John Ambulance paramedics tried to revive the boy but he died in Joondalup hospital. It’s believed the collapse was related to an existing medical condition. The ABC reported it was a suspected heart attack. |
| The Perth Wildcats tweeted their condolences after news of the death broke. | The Perth Wildcats tweeted their condolences after news of the death broke. |
| Our thoughts are with the family of the boy who died today after collapsing at Warwick Stadium.Stand together, WA basketball family. | Our thoughts are with the family of the boy who died today after collapsing at Warwick Stadium.Stand together, WA basketball family. |
| The remaining games at the stadium were cancelled as players and their families mourned the loss of the young player. | The remaining games at the stadium were cancelled as players and their families mourned the loss of the young player. |
| Basketball WA said: “It is devastating news and we can only imagine what the family are going through at this moment. Our focus is to do everything we can to support our volunteers, the teams and the rest of the Lakeside Community who we know will be in shock.” | Basketball WA said: “It is devastating news and we can only imagine what the family are going through at this moment. Our focus is to do everything we can to support our volunteers, the teams and the rest of the Lakeside Community who we know will be in shock.” |