The Bolso fan suffered a heart attack before the draw against Cerro Largo. The 37-year-old died despite resuscitation attempts.
During the night shift this Friday, Nacional and Cerro Largo played to a goalless draw. However, the match valid for the second date of the opening tournament has taken a back seat following the death of a Bolso fan who attended the duel .
According to Charrúa media, The victim was with his seven-year-old son in the Atilio García Tribune of the Gran Parque Central Stadium. Both were waiting for the start of the duel between the local brigade and the arachanes when the 37-year-old suffered a cardiac arrest.
The event happened half an hour before the initial whistle, as the Dean’s players were warming up beforehand. There, defender Christian Almeida approached the stands after hearing calls for help. At the request of those present, the player alerted the mobile emergency doctors, who were present at the scene.
The ventilator was treated and received cardiopulmonary resuscitation, then transferred to an area hospital: “After confirming the fainting and loss of consciousness of a spectator in the Atilio García and, alerted by the security guards in the stand, the groups of lifeguards, specialist personnel, an emergency medical team and two Nacional doctors provided immediate assistance,” FútbolUy said.
As mentioned by the Uruguayan site, the fan received resuscitation attempts for almost an hour. However, his death could not be avoided: “The professionals used the defibrillator provided for this place and the teams that arrived later also brought others. After attempts at resuscitation by medical personnel for nearly an hour, the 37-year-old fan was confirmed dead ”.
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