College Lax Player Dies Suddenly In Florida of Flu Complications

[mahatmakanejeeves]

I've made up the headline from two articles. This happened a few days ago.

Towson Native, College Lax Player Dies Suddenly In Florida

February 4, 2015 4:00 PM

ORLANDO, Fla. (WJZ) — A college lacrosse player from Maryland died suddenly Monday in Florida.

According to Winter Park Police, Will Hauver, 22, was found Monday afternoon in an off-campus apartment suffering from an unknown medical condition, the Associated Press reports. Hauver was taken to the hospital, but later died.

Sgt. Frank Cowart told the AP Tuesday that foul play was not suspected and that an investigation is ongoing.

According to Hauver’s mother, he died from complications of the flu.

Lyndall Hauver told WJZ media partner The Baltimore Sun that her son was feeling sick on Sunday and was found unresponsive the next day.

Former McDonogh lacrosse player Will Hauver died of flu complications, mother says

February 4, 2015, 4:21 PM

By Jon Meoli The Baltimore Sun
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The mother of Towson native and Rollins College (Fla.) lacrosse captain Will Hauver said her son died of complications from the flu..

Lyndall Hauver said her son, 22, began feeling ill Sunday and was found unresponsive a day later.

[shenmue]

1. Mercy

[Nay]

2. Poor kid. And his poor parents. nt

[trotsky]

3. Indeed, something no parent should ever have to deal with. n/t

[Warpy]

4. I hope they do advanced testing

Before the cluster of cases here that led to the discovery of hantavirus carried by rodents, we lost a coworker who went home with the flu and was found dead the next day when he didn't call in or show up. Years later, his tissue samples were tested and hantavirus was confirmed.

When the flu kills this quickly, hantavirus should always be suspected. The strains this year just weren't that virulent.