Girl Dies After Collapsing In Gym Class

An 11-year-old Atchison middle school student has died after collapsing during physical education class.

Atchison schools Superintendent Steve Wiseman said the fifth-grade girl at Atchison County Community Middle School collapsed Thursday while jogging warm-up laps and was pronounced dead at Atchison Hospital an hour later.

Wiseman said the school had an emergency medical technician at the scene immediately and used a defibrillator. "We had everything we needed, but despite our best effort we couldn't save her," Wiseman said. "Everybody was there in the right place, but nothing seemed to work."

The girl was identified as Taylor Kimmi.

"It breaks the heart of so many. You just hate to lose anybody. The younger they are, the more difficult it is to deal with," Wiseman said.

A preliminary report showed that the girl suffered some kind of cardiac problem. More tests will be done.

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