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'Warm and wonderful': Sophomore at SMNW dies after suffering medical emergency following football practice

Ovet Gomez Regalado
Shawnee Mission Northwest sophomore dies after suffering medical emergency following football practice
Shawnee Mission Northwest student dies after suffering medical emergency following football practice
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Posted 8:54 PM, Aug 16, 2024
and last updated 2:56 AM, Aug 17, 2024

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A Shawnee Mission Northwest High School student died Friday after suffering a medical emergency after football practice on Wednesday.

A spokesperson for Johnson County Med-Act said crews responded to the school Wednesday about 5:25 p.m. on reports of an medical emergency.

On arrival, they learned the 15-year-old boy was in critical condition.

In a letter to families, the district identified the student as Ovet Gomez-Regalado, who was a sophomore at the school.

SMNW Principal Lisa Gruman remembered Regalado as a "warm and wonderful student that touched the hearts of so many in our community."

No other details on the nature of the medical emergency were immediately available.