A 16-year-old boy died after he collapsed while playing soccer at Goodwood College in Cape Town.
|||Cape Town - A 16-year-old boy died after he collapsed while playing soccer at Goodwood College, Ruyterwacht, on Saturday.
Jonathan Kelibi, a Grade 9 pupil from Parow, could not be revived.
Metro EMS spokeswoman Angelique Jordaan said the teenager may have had a heart attack.
“We received a call at around 1.45pm on Saturday after a 16-year-old collapsed while playing soccer.
“When paramedics arrived they immediately administered CPR but they could not revive him.
“The symptoms the boy had were that of someone who had an underlying heart problem or he had the flu.”
Melanie Rass, his Afrikaans teacher at Cape Town High, was notified of Jonathan’s death by his classmates.
“Apparently he was training for a private club and had gone to get some water when he collapsed.
“He seemed like such a healthy boy, which is why it’s so shocking for us.
“The past week we still worked on a fashion show that is coming up and he helped me with a paper chandelier.”
She said that the teenager had a bubbly personality.
“I taught him Afrikaans from Grade 8 and he was a very nice, open, honest and helpful boy. His parents were also completely shocked at the news.”
Rass said the school would hold a memorial service for the teen this week.
Several Facebook users offered their condolences to his family and friends.
Police spokesman Lieutenant-Colonel Andrè Traut said no foul play was suspected and that the cause of death has yet to be established.
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Cape Argus