A 12-year-
old boy died after apparently having a
severe allergic reaction to ant bites he
suffered while warming up during halftime of
a South Texas middle school football game,
officials confirmed Tuesday.
Cameron Espinosa died days after being
bitten multiple times by fire ants, officials
said. The boy used a water bottle to try to
flush away the ants Sept. 11 before
eventually losing consciousness, said Lorette
Williams, spokeswoman for the Corpus
Christi Independent School District.
While medics are assigned to high school
varsity football games in Texas, that is not
the case with middle school games, Williams
said. However, coaches are trained in first-
aid and use of CPR and a defibrillator, she
said. A defibrillator was used on Cameron at
the field before he was taken to the hospital
by ambulance, she said.
The eighth-grader at Paul R. Haas Middle
School remained hospitalized in critical
condition until his death Monday, Williams
said.
The game resumed after Cameron was taken
away but was later halted when the severity
of his condition became apparent, Williams
said.
The boy was unaware that he was allergic to
ants, and the school district had no record of
allergies for the boy, she said.
Williams said school administrators are
receiving suggestions on ways to
memorialize Cameron.
"Students and teachers have been wearing
green and white ribbons with the number 66
on them," said Williams, referring to
Cameron's jersey number and the colors for
Haas Middle School.



www.usatoday.com/story/sports/2013/09/18/middle-school-football-player-dies-ant-bites/2830159/

R.i.p boy....ph.d,ftc,hiv

R.I.P boy.