Sudden Death in Kolkata: 16-Year-Old Girl Student With Medical Condition Faints During School Hours, Dies of Heart Attack En Route to Hospital in West Bengal
Teachers and students at Loreto Day School in Bowbazar are saddened by Sutroye's passing. Sutroye had reportedly started preparing for the NEET exam as she aspired to become a doctor.
Kolkata, May 12: A Class XI student died while en route to the hospital after suffering a cardiac arrest during school hours in West Bengal's capital city, Kolkata, on Friday morning, May 10. The deceased has been identified as 16-year-old Sutroye Ghosh, a resident of Malanga Lane in the Wellington region. According to reports, Ghosh had a heart condition called congenital cardiac condition. She had an open heart surgery when she was just two years old, and a stent had to be re-implanted a year ago.
Here's What Happened
Sutroye ate breakfast and was accompanied to school by her father in the morning, looking well. It was the final day of classes before the summer vacation. According to the school, she had been talking to her classmates and had recorded her attendance when she passed out. We got the call from the school at 7:55 am, Sutroye's sister told TOI. Sudden Death in Firozabad: Class 2 Student Collapses While Playing Inside School Premises, Dies of Suspected Heart Attack; Disturbing Video Surfaces.
The Calcutta Medical College & Hospital provided the school with an oxygen cylinder and an ambulance on demand. The family opted to drive her to BM Birla Hospital after waiting for the ambulance for some time. They arrived at the hospital just after ten in the morning, which was around two hours after her unconsciousness. The girl was declared dead by the attending physicians. Doctors discovered the oxygen cylinder empty, according to the girl's aunt. Sudden Death in Rajasthan: 14-Year-Old Student Collapses on Teacher, Dies of Heart Attack During School Hours in Jaipur.
According to an official at the Bowbazar police station, the initial postmortem report has indicated that she died from a heart attack. Sutroye was cremated on Friday night at 7:30 pm. Teachers and students at Loreto Day School in Bowbazar are saddened by Sutroye's passing. Sutroye had reportedly started preparing for the NEET exam as she aspired to become a doctor.
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