Coroner: Teen at Aspen basketball camp died from heart trouble
Aspen, CO Colorado
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ASPEN – The Canadian teenager who died Monday after collapsing at a basketball camp in Aspen had a pre-existing heart condition, according to the Pitkin County coroner.
Dr. Steve Ayers, coroner, said Wednesday that a preliminary investigation into Quinn Evering’s death indicates his death was natural – cardiac arrhythmia secondary to aortic valve disease.
“Basically, he had some heart defects that would have caused him to have an arrhythmia – an abnormal heart rhythm,” Dr. Ayers said.
Evering had been previously diagnosed with the condition, he said.
The 16-year-old Toronto resident was taking part in the Aspen Basketball Academy’s senior session, for boys in sixth through 12th grades. The camp had just started Monday; he collapsed on the basketball court while he was taking part in a passing drill, and was later pronounced dead at Aspen Valley Hospital.
The camp is scheduled to conclude Thursday.
Conservationists urge the public to disinfect all river gear after use, including waders, paddle boards, and kayaks
Aquatic Nuisance Species (ANS) such as zebra mussels, rusty crayfish, quagga mussels, New Zealand mud snails, and invasive aquatic plants have already caused lasting damage to rivers and lakes across the state.
