High school lacrosse player dies after routine play turns fatal, second such death in a year

Lacrosse sticks lay on the field before a game at the 2022 NCAA Division III Women’s Lacrosse Championship.(Grant Halverson/NCAA Photos via Getty Images)

Witnesses watched as the teenager immediately lost consciousness and collapsed on the turf.Abramson was rushed to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle for emergency surgery and spent nearly a week in intensive care.

School officials and family members confirmed that he died on June 7.

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His mother, Jessica Abramson-Lott, shared a tribute on social media, noting that her son is now reunited with his biological father, Josef Abramson, who died when Eliot was 3-years-old.

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Her post read: “While Eliot’s time on earth will end way too soon, we are comforted that he will be in heaven with his dad, making him laugh, playing music with his smile lighting up the room.We’re sure he’ll be doing ‘wall ball’ in the sky and rooting for all his friends.”

A broken lacrosse stick lies on the sideline during the NCAA Division I men’s lacrosse tournament game between Virginia and Brown on May 14.(Erica Denhoff/Icon Sportswire)

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This marks the second time in a year that a high school athlete has died under similar circumstances.

Last year, 16-year-old Ohio lacrosse playerDylan Veselic lost his lifeafter suffering a similar injury.

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