The moving new details have emerged about the death of Unlv football player Ben Christman, who died on February 21 on February 21.
Christmans death advertisement had previously said that the attacking lineman died of natural causes.
But a new TMZ report offers more information about his death, because police documents obtained by the outlet saying that he experienced pain in the chest the day before his death during training.
A person told Las Vegas Metropolitan Police that Christman had performed an EKG on 10 February by a coach after experiencing chest pain, with a cardio doctor who then rated the tests and found nothing alarming.
After that practice, Christman reportedly returned home around 3 p.m. and immediately went into his room after he briefly greeted his roommate.
The next day, according to police documents, Christman was found by a teammate who lay on his back, foaming at the mouth and with purple fingers.
Unlv offensive lineman Ben Christman died Tuesday at the age of 21 in his apartment in Las Vegas
Christman started his university career in Ohio State and played two seasons for the Buckeyes
Allegedly a police officer arrived on the spot on the morning of 11 February after a call from 911 and found that Christman had died 'a few hours' because of the color of his right arm. The person who placed the 911 call and another teammate managed CPR when the officer arrived.
Christman had missed the training that morning and led his teammates to check him. The aforementioned roommate told agents that he had not seen Christman since he entered his room after the practice of the previous day.
The school announced the death of the player last week and issued an emotional statement that commemorates him.
“The heart of our team is broken to hear about the death of Ben,” said New Rebel's head coach than Mullen in a press release. 'Since the day Ben put on our campus a month ago, he made the rebels a better program. Ben was an easy choice for our leadership committee because he had earned the immediate respect, admiration and friendship of all his teammates. '
“Our prayers go to his family and all who knew him. Ben has made the world a better place and he will be missed. '
Christman moved to UNLV after two seasons in Kentucky last month. Before that he was a four -star recruit from high school and played in the state of Ohio for two years.
The 6-foot-6, 325 pound Christman entered his last season of the suitability of the university.
