15-Year-Old Football Player Airlifted From California High School
SAN RAMON – A 15-year-old boy was airlifted after sustaining a neck injury during a football game at San Ramon’s California High School.
Firefighters responded to a report that a boy had sustained injuries on the California High School football field at around 6:30 Thursday evening.
Dispatchers were told that the boy was conscious and breathing, but had injuries to his neck. When firefighters arrived, the immediately requested that a helicopter be dispatched to airlift the boy to a hospital.
Nearly 25 minutes later, a helicopter from R.E.A.C.H. Air Medical Services landed on the high school’s baseball field.
At approximately 7:07 pm, the helicopter was airborne from the field with the boy inside.
According to the school’s website, the freshman boys were scheduled to play a football game at 5:30 pm against Foothill high school. A reader on Facebook said the injured boy belongs to the Foothill football team.
The extent of the boy’s traumatic injuries are unknown.
@DanvilleSR_News @srvfpd Hopefully he’s not as bad as it seems. pic.twitter.com/8pgamZhjY6
— dubtown (@westernrattler) September 2, 2016
