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Meigs County Boy Dies During Football Practice

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Meigs County Sheriff's deputies are investigating the death of a 9-year-old boy who collapsed at a youth football practice. A coach found Wyatt Barber unconscious on the ground Monday after players took a break from practice. The practice was a walk-through and no player contact was involved. Barber is the 13th young American to die this year in football-related activities, according to the federal government.  The Montgomery County Coronor's office says the boy died of an abnormal left main coronary artery in his heart.

Jim has been with WCBE since 1996. Before that he worked as a reporter at another Columbus radio station, and for three newspapers in Southwest Florida.