11-year-old student dies after collapsing in gym
Atchison ? An 11-year-old Atchison middle school student has died after collapsing during physical education class.
Atchison schools Superintendent Steve Wiseman said the fifth-grade girl at Atchison County Community Middle School collapsed Thursday while jogging warm-up laps and was pronounced dead at Atchison Hospital an hour later.
Wiseman said the school had an emergency medical technician on scene immediately and used a defibrillator.
The girl’s name hasn’t been released, Wiseman said Friday.
An autopsy was scheduled for Friday to determine the cause of death.