A highschool athlete died on Saturday throughout a charity ice hockey sport on Lengthy Island.
Police and faculty officers confirmed the dying of 17-year-old Connor Kasin, a Massapequa Excessive Faculty pupil who was taking part in a sport on the City of Oyster Bay Skating Heart in Bethpage.
In accordance with police, Kasin misplaced consciousness throughout intermission. Folks close by instantly began performing CPR till officers and medics arrived to move the teenager to a hospital. He was pronounced lifeless a short while later.
Kasin skilled a “sudden medical event,” in keeping with Massapequa college Superintendent William Brennan.
“His passing is devastating to the Massapequa community, and we offer our deepest condolences to Connor’s family and friends,” Brennan mentioned in a letter to folks and college students.
The charity hockey sport between the Syosset Braves and the Massapequa Chiefs was a part of a second annual fundraiser within the title of Sabrina Navaretta, who died in 2023 throughout a visitors collision. The muse began in her title supplies scholarships for seniors and help to households who’ve misplaced a baby.
Navaretta’s household shared a press release following Kasin’s dying.
“Our hearts go out to Connor and his family. They are in our thoughts and prayers,” her dad and mom mentioned Sunday.
Massapequa Excessive Faculty assist employees have been on campus Sunday afternoon to supply any vital support to these near Kasin. Brennan additionally mentioned grief counseling could be accessible at the highschool all week for college kids and households.
