05/09/2007
11-Year-Old Boy Dies During Gaelic Game
An 11-year-old boy has died after he collapsed during a GAA training session in County Tyrone yesterday evening.
Patrick Breen, from Dregish, was taking part in a training game in Drumquin on Tuesday evening when he fell to the ground.
The young boy was training with his teammates for a match, which was due to take place tomorrow night.
Emergency aid was given to the child but he was declared dead at the Erne Hospital a short time later.
It is thought that 14 boys and girls were participating in the training session when the incident occurred at Drumquin outside Omagh.
The team was an amalgamated grouping made up from two small rural clubs Drumquin and Dregish.
A post mortem examination is due to be carried out on Thursday.
(SB/SP)
Patrick Breen, from Dregish, was taking part in a training game in Drumquin on Tuesday evening when he fell to the ground.
The young boy was training with his teammates for a match, which was due to take place tomorrow night.
Emergency aid was given to the child but he was declared dead at the Erne Hospital a short time later.
It is thought that 14 boys and girls were participating in the training session when the incident occurred at Drumquin outside Omagh.
The team was an amalgamated grouping made up from two small rural clubs Drumquin and Dregish.
A post mortem examination is due to be carried out on Thursday.
(SB/SP)
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