A Georgia Volleyball participant collapsed throughout apply and later died after an ambulance did not arrive and supply assist, in accordance with officers.

Amanda Sylvester, 15, bumped into “bodily misery” throughout warm-ups along with her volleyball workforce on the Tracey Wyatt Recreation Advanced in School Park on Thursday night when she slumped onto the court docket flooring, stated the Metropolis of School Park Authorities.

Regardless of a number of calls being made to emergency companies an ambulance by no means arrived to her support.

Her volleyball coach, Catherine Murray, informed Atlanta Information First it was “unacceptable” that she was pressured to attend for over an hour earlier than workers needed to intervene themselves.

A Metropolis assertion learn: “Not lengthy after 6 p.m. Thursday night, 9-1-1 calls have been made, and EMT’s have been onsite in moments from the School Park Fireplace and Rescue and EMS.

“EMT’s have been in a position to stabilize the teenager, who appeared alert and was in a position to communicate. An ambulance dispatch for transport by Grady EMS had additionally been requested, by way of 911 and School Fireplace Rescue.”

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The Grady EMS by no means absolutely responded to the decision and the request was reportedly not canceled, stated officers.

After “a number of follow-up calls, the ambulance had nonetheless not arrived” and the lady was desperately positioned in her mom’s van and pushed to the hospital.

Grady EMS informed the outlet that the preliminary name was categorized as a scenario of “low acuity” or low severity.

“A School Park Fireplace unit responded to the scene and was outfitted to offer medical care and transport if essential. Following an replace on the affected person’s situation, the decision was reclassified, and a Grady EMS unit was promptly dispatched,” the ambulance service stated.

“Nevertheless, as our unit was en route, School Park Fireplace decided that further EMS assist was not wanted as a result of affected person being transported to the hospital by way of private car.”

Upon arrival at Kids’s Healthcare of Atlanta, Hughes Spalding Hospital, Sylvester was stabilized and medical doctors rapidly established that she had suffered a cardiac failure. She was revived however couldn’t be saved.

The youngsters’ workforce, The Dream Chasers Volleyball Membership, launched a press release on Saturday that paid tribute: to the teenager.

“It’s with nice disappointment we inform the volleyball neighborhood of the passing of our candy, Amanda Sylvester. Amanda was a vivid gentle, not simply in our health club, however within the lives of everybody she encountered. We’re honored to have encountered such an incredible younger spirit!

“That is private. Be a part of us in our struggle for Justice for Amanda. #justiceforAmanda”

It continued by sharing the small print of a GoFundMe web page arrange in her reminiscence.

Metropolis Supervisor, Dr. Emmanuel Adediran, stated: “We’re all devastated by this tragic lack of life at such a younger age.

“Our Recreation & Cultural Affairs Division workers, School Park Fireplace Rescue in addition to the volleyball membership coaches, dad and mom and workers adopted all protocols associated to an damage or well being care misery.”

Metropolis officers are nonetheless making an attempt to find out why an ambulance did not arrive on the scene and an investigation is underway.

The Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Workplace is anticipated to conduct a full post-mortem to find out trigger and time of demise, stated the discharge.