Mumbai Shocker: Days After Recovering From Dengue, Teenager Collapses During PT Class in Kandivali School, Dies
A 13-year-old boy died after collapsing during a physical training (PT) session at Shree RJ Makheja High School in Kandivali West on Monday, October 9, 2023.
Mumbai, October 11: A 13-year-old boy died after collapsing during a physical training (PT) session at Shree RJ Makheja High School in Kandivali West on Monday, October 9, 2023. The boy had been diagnosed with dengue 10 days prior to the incident and had since recovered. The exact cause of death is still unknown, and the Kandivli police have registered an Accidental Death Report (ADR) and initiated an investigation.
According to a report published by Mid-Day, the deceased teenager was identified as Om Sachin Gandecha. A resident of Gujarat, he was staying in Halai Balashram hostel of Shree RJ Makheja High School in Kandivali. During a physical training session at a school ground on October 9, the boy suddenly collapsed and fell to the ground while seated under a tree. The PT teacher, Santosh Sharma, immediately fetched water and attempted to revive him, but Gandecha was unresponsive. Gandecha was then rushed to a hospital in Kandivli, where he was declared dead on arrival. Mumbai Shocker: Tragedy for Family as Teenager in Kurla Dies After Contracting Dengue, Malaria, Leptospirosis Together.
“We have registered an ADR in this matter. We received information that Gandecha had been suffering from dengue 10 days ago but had since recovered. We have sent the body for post-mortem and handed it over to his parents, who arrived from Gujarat. The report detailing the exact cause of death is still pending,” the media outlet reported, quoting Senior Inspector Sandeep Vishwasrao of Kandivli police station as saying. Mumbai Shocker: 14-Year-Old Boy Dies After Drowning in Swimming Pool of Private School in Goregaon, Probe Underway.
In September, a 15-year-old boy died after a javelin thrown by another student during a practice session pierced his head at a school in Maharashtra's Raigad district. According to an official, the deceased boy, Hujefa Daware, had bent down to tie his shoelace and didn't realise the pointed object was moving towards him. The freak incident took place at INT English School at Purar, Goregaon, in the Mangaon taluka of the district, when students were practising javelin throwing at the school's ground.
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