16-Year-Old Track Star Dies Following ‘Devastating’ Medical Emergency on Trail Near His High School

The high school sprinter died after suffering cardiac arrest, according to a GoFundMe page in support of his family

A Minnesota community is in mourning after the unexpected death of a 16-year-old track star, who died following a medical emergency near his high school, authorities said.

Espoir Missite was found on a trail near Maple Grove Senior High School in Maple Grove, Minn. in the early evening of Tuesday, Feb. 25. The junior later died at the hospital, according to a press release from the Maple Grove Police Department.

A GoFundMe page to support Missite’s family later confirmed that the high school athlete died after suffering cardiac arrest…

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