- A community is in shock after football player went into cardiac arrest on the field
- Tyler Bennett was playing a junior game against Brighton Districts Football Club
- The medical incident took place on Sunday at the Pertaringa Oval near Adelaide
- An update from the boy’s family said he had been placed under heavy sedation
A tight-knit community is in shock after a young footy player went into cardiac arrest mid-game.
Tyler Bennett was playing for the Tea Tree Gully Districts Football Club against against the Brighton Districts Football Club at Pertaringa Oval, about 20 kilometres outside of Adelaide when he collapsed.
The Aussie Rules player was rushed to the Royal Adelaide Hospital where he was placed in an induced coma in hospital on Sunday, the Advertiser reported.
A community is in shock after football player went into cardiac arrest on the field
Tyler Bennett was playing a junior game against Brighton Districts Football Club
The medical incident took place on Sunday at the Pertaringa Oval near Adelaide
The 17-year-old’s family on Sunday evening said he was resting after being placed under heavy sedation.
‘He has had a CT scan clearing him of any injury but now the waiting game happens for at least the next 24 hours before they start taking him off the drugs and finding out if there is any brain damage,’ they said in a statement.
‘Thanks for all the texts, best wishes from the gullies admin, parents and his teammates.’
Brighton Districts junior captain Gustav Martin offered his best wishes from the opposing team mates.
‘As captain of the Brighton under 18s team, I wish on behalf of all the players for Tyler to have a full and speedy recovery,’ he said.
One man praised the quick thinking of the emergency service response team, explaining: ‘… I’ve heard from the paramedics that the first aid care provided was absolutely exceptional and most certainly saved Tyler’s life…fantastic job well done.’
The Aussie Rules player was rushed to the Royal Adelaide Hospital (pictured) where he was placed in an induced coma in hospital on Sunday
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