So sad’: 15-year-old Tennessee girls on cross-country team collapses, dies on routine run
Tristen Franklin was on a regular run in his neighborhood on Tuesday when he collapsed amid soaring temperatures. His community is in shock.
A high school student athlete finishes a 5K cross country race on a gravel path in Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx, N.Y.
A high school cross-country runner in Tennessee has died while out on a run in his neighborhood.
The student, identified by the Cheatham County Sheriff’s Office to local news outlets as 15-year-old Tristen Franklin, went to Sycamore High School in Pleasant View, about 20 miles northwest of Nashville.
Tim Adkins, a Cheatham County Schools district spokesperson, confirmed the student’s death to The Tennessean, part of the USA TODAY Network, on Wednesday, and said that he was at home and running in his neighborhood when he died.
The district was “deeply saddened” by his passing, Adkins said in a statement. “Our heartfelt thoughts and prayers go out to the student’s family and friends during this difficult time. The impact of such a loss is immeasurable.”
The cause of Tristen’s death remains unclear.
Neighbors witnessed teen’s collapse, reports say
Troy Simpkins, Tristen’s neighbor, told WBTV that he often saw the boy running his normal route in the afternoons, and that the two would greet each other.
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He said he saw Tristen on the move Tuesday, but didn’t think anything of it until his husband got a call from another neighbor, who saw the teen collapse. They immediately called 911 for help, but it was too late, WBTV reported.
“My heart just goes out to them. I mean, it is so sad, ” Simpkins told the station. “He was so young and had his whole life ahead of him. Tell the people in your life how much you love them.”
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