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Dumont Student Athlete Who Suddenly Died, 14, Had Undetected Heart Condition, Dad Says Dumont Student Athlete Who Suddenly Died, 14, Had Undetected Heart Condition, Dad Says
Dumont Student Athlete Who Suddenly Died, 14, Had Undetected Heart Condition, Dad Says The sudden death of a 14-year-old Dumont boy who collapsed while playing basketball was brought on by an undetected heart condition that is the second-leading killer of student-athletes nationwide, his father said. The shocking death of Aaron Vasquez on Nov. 20, 2021 had nothing whatsoever to do with COVID or a vaccine, he added, despite what some cruel strangers posted on social media. Medical examiners who conducted an autopsy concluded that his boy had “an exceptionally strong heart and healthy coronary arteries,” Kevin Vasquez wrote in a GoFundMe update this week. However, “one of the…

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by Jerry DeMarco