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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Andrea Blanco

Mother demands answers after 12-year-old boy collapses and dies during football practice

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A 12-year-old boy has died after collapsing during a no-contact football practice in New Jersey.

Elijah Jordan Brown-Garcia became unresponsive on 10 February during a drill at West Side Park in Newark, News 12 New Jersey reported. He was rushed to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead later.

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