An American football player died on Saturday in Nîmes (Gard) during a match. Aged 32, this man was in cardio-respiratory arrest when the firefighters intervened to try to rescue him, at the Kaufmann stadium, where a meeting was held between the teams from Nîmes and Muret (Haute-Garonne) .
The player died, despite the gestures made by the crew of the ambulance of the fire brigade and by the medical team of Smur, indicate the fire brigade.
"Our hearts are a little heavy"
A medico-psychological emergency unit has been opened, continue the services of Sdis 30. Nothing is known, for the moment, of the circumstances of the tragedy.
The Scorpions, Muret's American football team, posted a message on Facebook on Sunday after the player's death. "Today our hearts are a little heavy," writes the team. We are still in the most total misunderstanding. You, our big fellow, our steamroller, our indestructible which falls before us. You have given so much on and off the field for this club, this family. "
"We will keep from you all the positive that you have been able to transmit to us, all this zest for life, this teasing smile," continues the Scorpions team, on Facebook. We will remember you as the best of us, always with our hearts on our hands, ready to help. We will remember you like that good guy. "
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