By Daily Mail (U.S.) | Created at 2024-09-27 13:51:39 | Updated at 2024-09-30 13:29:29
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A 15-year-old high school football player has tragically died during practice.
Malik Mebane collapsed on the field at Cummings High School in North Carolina on Monday.
The school's athletic trainer rushed to give him CPR until an ambulance arrived and took him to hospital, where he later died.
Initial reports suggested that Malik collapsed on his way to practice. However, his mother, Kalicia Mebane, later clarified that her son died doing what he loved on the football field.
'Let me get this one thing straight for any and everyone who keeps running with these lies and spreading them. MY SON PASSED AWAY DURING PRACTICE! DURING!!! My baby was out there running sprints GIVING HIS ALL to be apart of Cummings Football Team. That's the truth,' Kalicia wrote on a Facebook post.
'So all this noise about him collapsing or fainting or whatever the hell people are saying "while walking to practice" or "before practice" is a lie and I don't appreciate who ever started this false narrative! My baby died GIVING HIS ALL AND YALL NOT GONE TAKE THAT FROM HIM!!'
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Malik Mebane collapsed on the field at Cummings High School on Monday and died at hospital
Malik's mother, Kalicia Mebane, clarified that he died on the field after initial reports surfaced
