(AP) – A coroner says a high school student in Joplin died during
an accident involving a basketball goal while he was volunteering at an
elementary school.
Jasper County Coroner Rob Chappel identified the student who died Thursday
morning as 18-year-old Spencer Nicodemus.
The Joplin Globe reports that Nicodemus died in “a crush incident with a
basketball goal” while working at Irving Elementary School.
Joplin police Capt. Rusty Rives told The Associated Press a basketball goal
fell onto Nicodemus. No further details were immediately released.
Chappel said an autopsy was planned for Friday in Kansas City.
The high school’s principal, Brandon Eggleston, said that school has
additional counselors available to assist grieving students. The high school
also canceled all athletic practices on Thursday.
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