A skilled young baseball player died in hospital Tuesday after suffering a serious head injury, and his parents are left wondering how it all happened.
Tsawwassen resident Kyle Losse, who recently celebrated his 14th birthday, played for the , a triple-A team that includes players from North Delta, Ladner and Tsawwassen.
Niki Losse, Kyle91裸聊视频檚 step-mom, said she and her husband, Brian, were in bed on Sunday night (Jan. 21) when they heard a loud noise from the bathroom, where they found their son lying on the floor with a vape pen beside him.
91裸聊视频淏y the looks of things, he just got it (the vape pen) that weekend,91裸聊视频 Niki told the Now-Leader on Thursday.
91裸聊视频淲e91裸聊视频檙e not 100 per cent sure what happened 91裸聊视频 whether he was vaping, got dizzy, hit his head, it doesn91裸聊视频檛 make sense.91裸聊视频 They91裸聊视频檙e doing an autopsy to hopefully find out.91裸聊视频
Incoherent, Kyle was rushed by his family to Delta Hospital after they found him Sunday night.
91裸聊视频淭he only testing they did was a toxicology test, a blood and urine sample, and it came back saying there were no drugs in his system,91裸聊视频 Niki said. 91裸聊视频淭hey told me that the types of things out there, they can91裸聊视频檛 test for everything. So they focused on the fact that he had this e-vape, and they didn91裸聊视频檛 focus much on his head at that point.91裸聊视频
The parents were told by hospital staff to take Kyle home, 91裸聊视频渁nd have him rest for two days, and to come back for blood work on Wednesday,91裸聊视频 Niki said.
At home Monday, Kyle developed a rash on his body, Niki said, and he took a turn for the worse. That afternoon, first responders came to the house and Kyle was taken to BC Children91裸聊视频檚 Hospital.
Kyle, a Grade 8 student at South Delta Secondary, was taken off life support Tuesday (Jan. 23) and died around lunchtime.
Cam Frick, head coach of the Delta Tigers team, said Kyle was a very good baseball player 91裸聊视频 91裸聊视频渕aybe the top Grade 8 player in the province91裸聊视频 in coaching circles, he said.
On Tuesday afternoon, the Tigers91裸聊视频 Twitter account posted a message saying, 91裸聊视频淭oday we lost an amazing young man and ballplayer. Please keep the Losse family in your thoughts and prayers.91裸聊视频
Today we lost an amazing young man and ballplayer. Please keep the Losse family in your thoughts and prayers.
91裸聊视频 Delta Tigers AAA (@deltatigersaaa)
A day as a parent, coach or teammate, I never wish to have anyone go thru. Thoughts and prayers to all involved.
91裸聊视频 Frenchy (@lanche57)
Kyle91裸聊视频檚 teammates were told of his hospitalization on Monday evening, during a practice that was then cancelled.
91裸聊视频淭hat was the toughest thing ever, telling the team last night. We91裸聊视频檙e shocked,91裸聊视频 said Frick.
On Monday, by Ben Lock, 91裸聊视频渄edicated to the family of the 14-year-old Kyle Losse who passed away on January 22.91裸聊视频
South Delta Secondary principal Terry Ainge wrote a letter to school parents on Tuesday.
91裸聊视频淚 am writing to you today with sad news,91裸聊视频 Ainge wrote. 91裸聊视频淎 current South Delta Secondary student has sustained a serious injury and is on life support.
91裸聊视频淚n an attempt to respect the family91裸聊视频檚 privacy we will not be providing names or details at this time,91裸聊视频 Ainge said in the letter.
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In Ainge91裸聊视频檚 letter to parents, he said administrators started their school day 91裸聊视频渂y connecting with staff and students to share that this student was on life support. We provided students with the opportunity to talk about their thoughts and feelings with both teachers and a counselor as needed. The school was provided with additional District staff to facilitate these supports.91裸聊视频
91裸聊视频淒uring situations like this, it is important to be aware of the various roles social media can play,91裸聊视频 Ainge added.
91裸聊视频淲e understand and appreciate expressions of empathy and support. On the other hand, rumors and speculation are not helpful to the family at this time. Please remind your child of the appropriate use of social media.91裸聊视频