ROZEL, Kan. – A Kansas high school football athlete has passed away following a medical emergency during a team practice on Tuesday in Rozel.
Emergency personnel were dispatched to Pawnee Heights High School at 8:30 PM Tuesday evening. According to dispatch reports from Pawnee County, the student-athlete collapsed on the field, and life-saving measures were already underway as first responders arrived at the scene.
Tina Vondracek, Principal of Pawnee Heights USD 496, confirmed the student tragically passed away in a statement to KAKE News Wednesday afternoon.
The tragic loss coincided with the first day of classes for the USD 496 school district.
Edited to correct the time of the 911 call, which was made at 8:30 PM, rather than the previously listed 6:40 PM.
