Las Vegas Flag Football Player Dies

Las Vegas Flag Football Player Dies: Authorities said Friday that a high school athlete died Thursday after she had a medical emergency and passed out during a varsity flag football game at her school.

Las Vegas Flag Football Player Dies

The Clark County coroner said the girl’s name was Ashari Hughes and that a decision on how and why she died wasa still being made.

Las Vegas Review-Journal reported that Desert Oasis High School Principal Ian Salzman said in an email that campus staff helped Hughes right away after he fell until paramedics arrived during the school’s home game against Valley High School.

"It's really shocking because because we're really young": A Desert Oasis student joins her school in grieving the loss of 16-year-old Ashari Hughes. She died following a medical emergency during a flag football game.https://t.co/eUgeWJWpj7 @News3LV pic.twitter.com/hnfRjrGLRo
— Tiffany Lane (@TiffanyNews3LV) January 7, 2023

In a statement, Jesus Jara, who is in charge of the schools in Las Vegas, said that the district shared Hughes’ family, friends, and loved ones’ grief.

The loss of this young life deeply saddens us, When a tragedy occurs, it affects not only that school but the entire Clark County School District family.
Jara said

The death in Las Vegas happened after a professional football player, Damar Hamlin of the Buffalo Bills, went into cardiac arrest and had to be revived on the field during an NFL game against the Cincinnati Bengals on Monday.

The community is mourning the loss of 16-year-old Ashari Hughes. The Desert Oasis High School student died after a medical emergency during a flag football game. Here are a few photos provided to News 3 by her family. Those who knew Ashari only had kind words to say.@News3LV pic.twitter.com/0Y52JBy5tt
— Tiffany Lane (@TiffanyNews3LV) January 6, 2023

Hamlin was getting better in a hospital in Cincinnati. On Friday, Hamlin’s agent said that Hamlin was breathing alone and could talk after a breathing tube was taken out. Saturday, he thanked people for their help on social media.

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