Fabricio Dominguezplayer of the Mendoza Fourth Division of Gymnastics who was struck by a barbed wire while watching a football match, died this Tuesday after being hospitalized for five days, according to that province’s El Sol newspaper.
The incident took place on Thursday evening, when the man who was also the captain of his team went to visit his brother in some artificial turf fields of the Jockey Club, located in the Godoy Cruz department.
“I was watching the game, drinking mate with a friend and at one point he approached the fence to encourage his brother and electrocuted him. He fell ‘dead’, “said Luis Piantini, the uncle of the football player.
In a dialogue with Canal 9 de Mendoza, the victim’s uncle pointed out that after the electric shock “Fabricio died, he suffered a cardiac arrestAfter the accident suffered by the player, an ambulance rushed him to the Lagomaggiore hospital.
From there was admitted to intensive care, where he had undergone surgery to place an intracranial pressure catheter. The 19-year-old player was kept on mechanical ventilation and sedated. His prognosis was confidential, so his relatives asked them to pray for him. As detailed by the hospital, eThe young man went without breathing for several minutes.
The police have not yet informed on the responsibility of the structures. Nor if it was negligence or accident. The truth is that the enclosure where a football match was played was electrified.
According to the newspaper El Sol, the Municipality of Godoy Cruz has decided to carry out an investigation to determine if the structures of the property areand met the conditions necessary to be open to the public. They have been authorized since 2014 and, according to the municipality, two inspections have been carried out so far this year.
This weekend almost all clubs in Mendoza expressed their solidarity and sent messages of encouragement. One of them was the first division team who took to the pitch with a flag wishing the young player strength.
At the same time, the club had launched a prayer request through social media: “From the Gymnastics and Fencing Club we send you strength and we join the prayer request for Fabricio Dominguez, 4th category player, hospitalized after suffering an electrocution,”, yes read in the post on the official club account.
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Source: Clarin
