He collapsed suddenly in the midst of a moment a small town bliss. In the midst of the mayhem on the shot of winning the game, 16 years, Wes Leonard heart stopped, and rescuers have not been able to beat it again.
The event brings renewed focus on the safety of high school athletes - if students are adequately tested for heart problems and the importance of adequate medical facilities and trained personnel to use in emergencies.
Wes death 'also highlighted the severity of cardiovascular diseases that often strike fatally, without notice. The coroner said the cause of death was cardiac arrest brought dilated cardiomyopathy, the condition of the medical experts say it is difficult to detect and often goes unnoticed.
University Fennville coach Ryan Klingler said no one had the heart of the idea of Wes "was sick.
When death appears to be meaningless
West Michigan high school basketball star Wes Leonard died of cardiac arrest from heart disease, he and his family may not have known he had a coroner ruled Friday.
His death has raised new concerns about the heart risks of urgency that is often overlooked in otherwise healthy, the best young athletes.
Dr. David Start, a forensic pathologist and chief medical examiner for Ottawa County, announced the arrest of the collapse of Wes and heart was caused by dilated cardiomyopathy, a disease that weakens and stretches cardiac muscles, which hinders its ability to pump blood.
Medical experts say the condition often goes undetected until a fatal attack.
The 16-year-old collapsed on the basketball court at Fennville High School Thursday evening shortly after he scored a further lay-up, which has entered into a 57-55 victory over Bridgman - and a perfect season for the school Holland-area.
school officials said that the player is usually the first senior EMT, who was in the game, and then the emergency personnel who arrived by ambulance.
Wes Holland arrived at the hospital around 21:20 and cardiac arrest, doctors were not able to start his heart, a hospital spokeswoman said Tim Race Friday. E 'was pronounced dead at approximately 22:40