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CRICKETER DIES IN FIELDING
COLLISION
Indian cricketer Ankit Keshri died after colliding with a
team-mate as they both attempted to take a catch in a
club match in Kolkata (formerly Calcutta), India in April.
The 20-year-old, a former captain of Bengal ’s under-19
state team, was only on the field as a substitute fielder.
He reportedly regained consciousness after the collision,
but later suffered a cardiac arrest in hospital and died
soon afterwards.
ARGENTINE FOOTBALL PLAYER DIES
AFTER COLLAPSING ON PITCH
Argentine defender Cristian Gomez, who played for
Atletico Parana, died in May shortly after collapsing on
the field during a game. The 27-year-old fell unconscious
in the match against Boca Unidos in Argentina’s second-
tier Primera B.
Gomez collapsed during the 33rd minute of the game and
a trainer performed CPR before an ambulance came on
the field to take him to a hospital. Gomez had gone into
cardiac arrest and was pronounced dead at the hospital,
according to Argentine television network TyC Sports.
When Gomez collapsed, team-mates and opponents
immediately took off their shirts to fan him and cried for
help.
“The doctors told us they couldn’t resuscitate him. This is
totally unexpected, unbelievable. He’d never had anything
wrong with him,” said match supervisor Ramon Gomez.
Gomez is the second Argentine soccer player to die after
an on-field incident in a month. Emmanuel Ortega, a
player in the country’s fifth division, suffered a head
injury during a match on May 3 and died 11 days later. San
Martin de Burzaco defender Ortega, 21, died in hospital
after failing to come out of a coma following injuries when
he hit his head on a concrete wall surrounding the pitch.
The AFA suspended all league play after Ortega’s death
and matches had only just resumed prior to the incident
with Gomez.
FISHERMAN SWEPT OFF ROCKS
Father-of-three Peter Oberg, 45, was lost at sea
when waves washed him and his two companions of f
a rocky platform into the water at Seal Rocks near
Forster in NSW. One of the men, Damon Thorpe, 39,
made it back to shore, while an exhausted and bat-
tered John Keith, 34, was lif ted out of the water by a
jet ski rescuer.
Mr Oberg’s father Leon said that his grief is keener
with frustration that Peter was not wearing a f lota-
tion vest.
‘ ’None of them were wearing f lotation vests. They go
up there every year, it was their annual holiday,’ ’ Mr
Oberg said.
‘ ’ The forecast up there was for big swells, but they
were around the corner near a lighthouse. It was
fairly calm. They were in a place they regularly f ish.
No excuse for not wearing f lotation gear, though,’ ’
he said.
RUGBY LEAGUE PLAYER JAMES
ACKERMAN DIES FOLLOWING INJURY
SUSTAINED IN SUPER CUP MATCH
SUNSHINE Coast prop James Ackerman, 25, died
two days after being felled in a tackle in Brisbane.
Ackerman was playing for the Falcons against the
Norths Devils at Bishop Park when he was hurt in
a tackle in just the fourth minute.
The Intrust Super Cup game was called off as
Ackerman suffered a major brain injury.
He was placed in intensive care as the rugby
league community rallied around the family.
“We send our deepest condolences to James’
family and friends, and the Sunshine Coast club,”
QRL managing director Robert Moore said.
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