McKenzie competes in the steeplechase at the Vere High School track meet last week. (Photo:Bryan Cummings).
February 22, 2014
UPDATE: Jamaican athlete dies in Tobago
TRINIDAD EXPRESS — Jamaican Cavahn McKenzie died after completing the junior men’s six-kilometre event at yesterday’s North America, Central America and Caribbean (NACAC) Cross Country Championships, at the Mt Irvine Bay Golf Course, in Tobago.
McKenzie finished 21st in 20 minutes, 26 seconds, but then collapsed. The St Jago High School athlete reportedly died in an ambulance while being taken to hospital.
National Association of Athletics Administrations (NAAA) president, Ephraim Serrette told the Express that 18-year-old McKenzie’s death was “cardiac related”.
Two more Jamaican athletes were taken to hospital late yesterday. At press time, no information about their condition was available.
Jamaica’s McKenzie competes in the North America, Central America and Caribbean (NACAC) Cross Country Championship junior men’s 6K, at the Mt Irvine Bay Golf Course in Tobago, Saturday. McKenzie collapsed after completing the race, and died. (Photo: Trinidad Express)
