GRASS VALLEY, Calif. (CBS13)
Students at Bear River High School were stunned after learning one of their star players died early Monday morning.
Justin Butler, 16, was found by his parents in his home Sunday night after somehow becoming entangled in a Bowflex exercise machine. They called 911 and began performing CPR, and emergency crews rushed him by helicopter to a hospital.
Butler died Monday morning.
The death of the Bear River student athlete sent shock waves through the school. Friends described Butler as an avid football player who loved stepping on the field and making big plays, and filled his Facebook page with messages of love and grief.
“We definitely suffered a great loss here, both as a school and as a community,” said school athletic director Duwaine Ganskie. “When you saw him come off the field after scoring that touchdown last week, you just see the joy in his face.”
School administrators say they will have grief counselors on campus Tuesday to speak with staff and students.
I am trying to picture how somebody could kill themselves with the cords without doing anything that would be considered ‘Gross violation of safely using a machine’.
I know this is sad and all, but I think a parallel would be having someone die killing themselves with a manual-powered lawn mower; my grief is delayed only by confusion.
[quote]asusvenus wrote:
“Investigators do not believe Bowflex was responsible for the teen’s death.” From the end of the article…
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lol… i fucking hate the news[/quote]
I watched the local news this morning and their top story was the start of a new season of dancing with the stars. They repeated this fact every 10 minutes for an hour.
It makes me pray for the end of the human race sometimes.