High school football player dies after being injured at practice

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iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) – A teenager from Long Island, New York, has died following a football practice with his high school team Thursday morning.

The 15-year-old boy, who has not been named, was injured during an 8:30 a.m. practice at Sachem East High School in Farmingville, New York, according to Suffolk County Police Assistant Department Assistant Commissioner Justin Meyers.

The teen was rushed to Stony Brook University Hospital after suffering the unspecified injury, where he was pronounced dead.