Rebecca Cohen is a breaking news reporter for NBC News Digital.
A high school football player in Florida died after collapsing on the field during a game Friday night, according to the school district's superintendent. Gulf District Schools Superintendent Jim Norton confirmed that Chance Gainer, an 18-year-old wide receiver and defensive back at Port St. Joe High School, died following the away game at Liberty County High School. Norton described Gainer's death as a 'tragic loss' and said 'our community is in profound sorrow.
reported. Medical personnel were able to find a pulse before Gainer was rushed via ambulance to a hospital in Blountstown, Florida, where he later died. The community gathered at the high school after Gainer’s death “just to be together,” Norton said, adding that it was “an indescribably heartwarming experience to watch the community pour their hearts of love on the family and Chance’s teammates and coaches.
, Gainer was an honors student with a better than 4.0 grade point average. He had recently visited Vanderbilt University where he discussed potentially attending college. Port St. Joe High School was open Saturday afternoon to offer grief support to students and members of the community, the school said on Facebook. Extra counselors will be available Monday for those who need it. Port St. Joe High School is located in the Florida Panhandle, a little over 100 miles southwest of Tallahassee.
reported that the school's upcoming game on Friday has been postponed. Gainer's is not the first death of a high school football player so far this season. At least five high school football players and one middle school player have died this season alone. Of the high school players, three died either while they were practicing or shortly thereafter, one died during a preseason workout and another died after he was tackled and hit his head during a game.
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