Iowa high school wrestler dies after collapsing during match

Iowa high school wrestler dies after collapsing during match

Updated Mar. 4, 2020 9:25 p.m. ET

Tragedy struck at a high school wrestling tournament in Iowa on Saturday as Spencer High School's Austin Roberts, 18, collapsed during a match at his hometown tournament and died hours later.

Via the Des Moines Register:

The 6-foot-4, 220-pound Roberts, 18, also played offensive and defensive tackle for the Spencer football team.

"I really don't know what happened. It looked like things were going OK, and then all of a sudden he was on the floor like there was nothing there left to give like he was completely worn out," Sacred Heart Catholic Church director of faith formation and youth ministry Gwen Kardell told KTIV.

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A statement from the school:

A Gofundme page to support the Roberts family with medical and funeral expenses has raised more than $30,000.

 

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