Death of Dylan Thomas: Pike County HS linebacker dies as a result of injury during game

American linebacker Dylan Thomas died Sunday night after suffering a serious injury during the match, reported FOX 5 Atlanta.

Thomas, a high school student whose team was playing against Peach County during Friday night's game, was injured in the second quarter, but did not feel the effects of the collision that occurred. second half-time. According to his uncle, it was only until then that Thomas's arm and leg became numb and that it collapsed on the ground.

Thomas was then transported to Grady Memorial Hospital, where he underwent two surgeries to reduce brain swelling.

The news comes after hundreds of residents have gathered for a vigil on the football field Sunday afternoon.

The community showed their support for Thomas by sharing his prayers using the #DylanStrong hashtag and raising more than $ 29,000 by Monday morning.

Thomas is one of two Georgian footballers who collapsed on the pitch in a match this weekend. Christion Abercrombie, a graduate of Westlake High School, second in the state of Tennessee, is in critical condition after losing consciousness in a match against Vanderbilt on Saturday.

According to Tennessean, head coach Rod Reed told WNSR during his morning radio show that Abercrombie had been injured in a routine match. Like Thomas, it was not until later that Abercrombie began to experience side effects, telling coaches that he had a headache before collapsing on the ground.

Abercrombie was transported to the Vanderbilt University Medical Center for an emergency surgical operation.

"Christion is resting.He is fighting," said Sunday the Abercrombie mother, Staci Abercrombie, in a statement issued by the school's sports department. "We trust God and please, keep praying."