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Community Mourns Clayton Middle School Football Player
Braden Fahey died after he suffered a medical emergency while taking part in an event being held at Clayton Valley High School.
CLAYTON, CA — A middle-schooler and youth football player died after he took part in an athletic event at Clayton Valley Charter High School on Friday.
Emergency responders were called to the school at 7:24 p.m. and transported Braden Fahey to a hospital.
Braden died Sunday, according to a GoFundMe page started Monday by "Friends of Braden Fahey."
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The page says: "Dear Community - It is with a heavy heart that we announce the sudden passing of Braden Fahey - a son, brother, cousin, friend, teammate, and so much more in our community. We are all devastated by the tragic loss of Braden, who suffered a severe medical emergency that took his life unexpectedly on August 7.
"We are asking the community to come together to lighten the unanticipated financial burden as the family grieves the loss of their young son. All donations are appreciated and will go directly to the Fahey family to cover medical, burial and memorial costs."
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The page is at https://gofund.me/d41508f4.
As of 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, it had raised $60,515 of its $50,000 goal.
Clayton Valley Charter High School's director of curriculum and instruction Alison Bacigalupo confirmed the medical emergency occurred at the school.
"The facilities were, at that time, being used by Clayton Valley Athletic Association, the organization for Jr. Eagles Football and Cheer," Bacigalupo said. "CVAA is a youth sports organization similar to Little League but for different sports - football and cheer. The child this happened to does not attend CVCHS and was enrolled in a local middle school."
"My understanding is that the event was not football-related," she said.
According to the Clayton Valley Jr. Eagles Instagram page, there was a prayer vigil for the minor Saturday evening at The Grove in Clayton.
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