Boy, 17, dies after becoming unresponsive during junior football match
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A teenager has died after becoming unresponsive during an Under 18s football match in central Victoria.
An Ambulance Victoria spokesman confirmed that paramedics were called to the Kyneton Football Netball Club at about 12.20 pm on Saturday following reports a 17-year-old boy from Castlemaine was unresponsive on the field.
A teenager has died after becoming unresponsive during an Under 18’s football match in central Victoria.Credit: Wayne Taylor
The teenager was taken by ambulance to the nearby Kyneton Hospital in critical condition.
A helicopter was waiting at the hospital to fly him to Melbourne for treatment. However, he died before he could be transferred.
The incident occurred during the under-18s game between the Kyneton Tigers and Castlemaine Magpies. The match was called off.
A Victoria Police spokesman said police would prepare a report for the coroner. He said the exact circumstances of the death were yet to be determined, but the matter is not being treated as suspicious.
The Kyneton Football Netball Club declined to comment. Castlemaine Football Netball Club has been contacted for comment.
More to come.
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