A 13-year-old was attending hockey camp in Waldorf earlier this weekend when he was accidentally struck and killed by a hockey puck, according to investigators.
The Charles County sheriff’s office began investigating when they responded to the Capital Club House on Waldorf Market place for a report of an injured teenager.
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When they arrived, the 13-year-old was unresponsive and wasn’t breathing.
The child was transported to a D.C. hospital, where he was placed on life support.
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However, the boy died hours later.
The sheriff’s office expressed its condolences to the boy’s family and friends:
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“This is such a tragic case and hurts all of us to the core. On behalf of our Agency, I want to extend our deepest condolences to the family and friends of this young man and to let them know they are in our thoughts and prayers,” the sheriff said.
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