Student Dies After Collapsing During Practice
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Posted: 5:50 PM Oct 15, 2008
 Last Updated: 8:39 PM Oct 15, 2008
 Reporter: Miranda Combs
Email Address: miranda.combs@wkyt.com
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A Grayson County Middle School student is dead after he collapsed during basketball practice. It happened Tuesday afternoon while the team was running routine passing drills.
Coaches performed CPR until EMT's arrived. 13-year-old Keith Walker was pronounced dead at the hospital.

The coroner says preliminary autopsy resluts show a sudden cardiac arrest. The coroner also says Walker had no pre-existing conditions.

Counselors were on hand to help students at Grayson County Middle School cope with the loss of a classmate.
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Posted by: Rodney Location: corbin on Oct 16, 2008 at 12:17 AM
My thoughts and prays go out to this family and may God Bless you and all of his little children, Mom and Dad he'll be waiting for you in Heaven Prepair Yourselfs to join him someday in Jesus Christ name AMEN,GOD BLESS YOU.
Posted by: Shiro Location: Floyd County on Oct 15, 2008 at 11:58 PM
Something had to be wrong somewhere.Your heart don't just give out on you,not in a heathy 13 year old child.Even if practice was hard.A child usually gets sore at first,with a hard practice,not cardiac arrest.So sorry for this families loss.Lets all remember this family in pray
Posted by: Reality Location: Kentucky on Oct 15, 2008 at 11:35 PM
A tragedy. My heart goes out to the family and to the school family.
Posted by: Anthony Location: Somerset on Oct 15, 2008 at 10:13 PM
Sorry for the family and school
Posted by: Anonymous Location: Eastern Ky.. on Oct 15, 2008 at 10:10 PM
My heart goes out to this family. My son plays basketball and this worries me..
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