A high school student, 12, died after he collapsed while running in extreme heat during gym class on Tuesday as his family claimed he was asking for water.
Yahshua Robinson, a student at Lake Middle School in Lake Elsinore, Calif., was allegedly forced to run when he wore the wrong clothes to gym class.
Robinson had complained of feeling sick before he collapsed, a student in the boy’s class told his aunt Amarna Plummer, according to NBC Los Angeles.
“He was calling the teacher, saying he needed water,” Plummer told the outlet last minute his nephew was still alive.
The temperature in Lake Elsinore reached 97 degrees, according to The Weather Channel.
As the boy ran with the scorching California sun beating down on him, his aunt said he told teachers and fellow students he “couldn’t breathe” before becoming unresponsive.
Emergency responders rushed to Robinson’s aid, taking the boy about 10 miles from the school to Loma Linda University Medical Center – Murrieta, where he was pronounced dead at 12:55 p.m., the Riverside Sheriff’s office said in a news release.
Yahshua Robinson was allegedly forced to run in extreme heat after he wore the wrong clothes to gym class. Gofundme
The grief-stricken family of the 12-year-old are now demanding answers following the child’s death.
“Why do you have a child in his clothes – he’s not dressed – running in the field?” Plummer questioned.
The boy’s aunt revealed Yahshua’s mother was a gym teacher in a neighboring district — and that same day, warned school officials about the extreme heat.
“He told the administration, ‘Don’t let any kids out today for PE’ And what happened? He got the call that he passed out on the field,” Plummer told the outlet.
“This is terrible. It happened on someone else’s watch,” Plummer shared, saying the family was devastated by the loss.
The boy had to run in temperatures reaching the high 90s on Tuesday. NBC4 Washington
The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department confirmed they responded to the school after receiving a report of a child in need of medical attention and are investigating the tragic death, according to a statement released by the department.
“At this difficult time, we are deeply saddened to confirm the death of one of our students due to a medical emergency at one of our LEUSD campuses,” a statement by The Lake Elsinore Unified School District read.
“Our hearts go out to our family, friends, and school community.”
The new school year just started on August 9.
Robinson’s aunt, Amarna Plummer, said the family is devastated by her nephew’s death.NBC4 Washington
Canyon Lake High School is located about 70 miles outside of Los Angeles.
In a GoFundMe page set up by Plummer, she wrote that “the void left by Yahshua was profound” after he collapsed in the “sweltering heat”.
“Janae & Eric Robinson [Yahshua’s parents] and their other three children try to accept this terrible reality. The pain of losing a child is indescribable, and as we anxiously await the results of the autopsy, we are reminded of the unpredictability of life,” the post read.
Lake Elsinore Unified School District confirmed the tragic death of their Canyon Lake Middle School student after Robinson was pronounced dead at the hospital.NBC4 Washington
As the family waits to receive the autopsy report determining Yahshua’s death, US Environmental Protection Agency experts have shared the dangers of heat-related illnesses in children
Most children have a smaller body mass to surface area ratio and are at greater risk for heat-related death than adults.
Children are also more vulnerable to dehydration than adults because fluid leaves their bodies faster in hot conditions and when exercising, the organization also shared in their June report.
Flushed skin, deep breathing, little or no sweat, dizziness, fatigue, headache, or loss of consciousness are all signs of heat stroke — and if children are believed to be suffering from heat-related illness, they should be placed in a cool room. environment and should seek medical attention.
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