Lions player dies after cardiac arrest in France
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Daily Maverick
A South African rugby player has died after a suspected cardiac arrest at a hotel on the Île de Ré, France, where the Lions were preparing for their Champions Cup debut. Emergency services were unable to revive him and his identity remains protected, according to several French media outlets cited by Daily Maverick.
A South African Lions player died in a hotel room on the Île de Ré, France, while the team was preparing for its Champions Cup debut against La Rochelle. The player, who was in his thirties, was found unconscious in a shower cubicle and was in cardiac arrest when emergency services arrived, Daily Maverick reports.
Paramedics tried to resuscitate him without success. He was pronounced dead shortly before 10.30am, according to French media cited by the South African newspaper.
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