7th grader collapses, goes into cardiac arrest during PE: ‘The life drained from his face’

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WTKR) – When a Virginia middle school student collapsed after going into cardiac arrest during physical education, school staff members quickly came to the rescue, saving the boy’s life.

It started off as a normal day in March as DJ, a seventh grade student at Larkspur Middle School, and his friends ran around outside during their PE class.

“He ran past me and kind of just fell to the ground,” said Dr. Heather Hamilton, the PE teacher…

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