Two Ga. high schoolers die after training workouts

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A 16-year-old Georgia high schooler was found dead at a football camp in Florida's Columbia County on Tuesday, WJXT-TV reported.

Hours later, another 16-year-old Georgia high schooler died in an Atlanta hospital a week after being admitted suffering what doctors believe was heat exhaustion, WSB-TV reported.


Donteria Searcy was found unresponsive in his cabin about 11:15 a.m. local time Tuesday, after Fitzgerald (Ga.) High School's football team had finished a morning workout at Florida's O'Leno State Park, where it is holding a summer training camp.


Searcy was taken to a nearby hospital, but attempts to resuscitate him were unsuccessful.
An autopsy will be carried out to determine the cause of death, but police do not suspect foul play.


In Atlanta, Locust Grove High School's Forrest Jones died about 9:30 p.m. local time Tuesday. He was admitted to a hospital on July 25 after collapsing following an optional team workout.


Jones' uncle told WSB-TV that doctors believed his death was caused by a heat stroke or heat exhaustion.


The two Georgia students' deaths came just a few days after a rising high school football player collapsed and died after practice in Darlington, SC.


Tyquan Xavier Brantley, 14, was walking off the field with his Lamar High School team Saturday when he collapsed. He was taken to a nearby hospital and was pronounced dead about 7 p.m. local time.
 

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man, they can be brutal.

I remember back in College, the conditioning was horrid, man I dreaded it.

Literally there were guys stumbling around, passing out and puking. And the strength coach would still be yelling at them.

Anyone know Mickey? He was University of Cincinnati, but then went to ND. He was a freaking assHOLE!

many days i thought i was going to die
 
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man, they can be brutal.

I remember back in College, the conditioning was horrid, man I dreaded it.

Literally there were guys stumbling around, passing out and puking. And the strength coach would still be yelling at them.

Anyone know Mickey? He was University of Cincinnati, but then went to ND. He was a freaking assHOLE!

many days i thought i was going to die


Guess since i'm Older :) I don't remember it being that Brutal .
Yeah they Kicked your ass and you were Dead to the world.... But I think back then we didn't have too many guys out of shape.... or if you said something is wrong... you sat on the sidelines.

Also think there;s a lot more Pressure being put on these kids now a days.
 

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man, they can be brutal.

I remember back in College, the conditioning was horrid, man I dreaded it.

Literally there were guys stumbling around, passing out and puking. And the strength coach would still be yelling at them.

Anyone know Mickey? He was University of Cincinnati, but then went to ND. He was a freaking assHOLE!

many days i thought i was going to die


WOW ........ I never knew team mascots had to participate in conditioning .........
 

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I remember back in High School the coaches wouldn't give you water either. That was back before they knew you needed it.
 

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I was used to the heat and humidity since I'm from Georgia. Its when you add on all of the pads, running, and hitting at full-speed is when it is just crazy the heat becomes. Of course, they always love to give you more sprints after practice is so-called over (which they call 4th Quarter toughness)
 

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