A high school student in Cheney, Washington, died after he was impaled by a goal post during a physical education (P.E.) class, KREM 2 reported Friday.
Ben Ferney, the superintendent for Cheney Public Schools, said Brayden Bahme, a sophomore at Cheney High School, suffered severe injuries in a fourth period P.E. class Thursday, according to KREM 2.
“The details were Brayden was running and fell into a goalpost was neither confirmed nor denied by me,” Cheney Fire Chief Tom Jenkins told the Daily Caller.
The reported fall apparently caused an impalement into Bahme’s eye, according to KREM 2.
First responders quickly arrived at the scene before taking Bahme to the Sacred Heart Children’s Hospital, the outlet reported.
The first responders “could tell that this was a dire call that required every facet of pre-hospital care to be on point if this patient had any chance of survival,” Jenkins told the Caller.
Bahme subsequently passed away at the hospital due to injuries sustained from the incident, according to KREM 2. (RELATED: Woman Dies After Airborne Beach Umbrella Impales Chest)
A Cheney High School student died Thursday after falling during PE class, the school announced Friday.
Brayden Bahme, 16, died Thursday night at Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center. https://t.co/QfaZeayQrm
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“While it is important to allow all the opportunity to experience grief, it is also important to maintain as normal a routine as possible regarding school activities,” Ferney said in a statement to families, FOX 28 reported.
“Reactions to loss do not have a timeline,” emphasized Ferney. Counseling has been made accessible for students and staff in the wake of Bahme’s death, according to FOX 28.
“Based on the nature of the emergency,” Jenkins told the Caller local first responders “were able to have a professionally trained Critical Incident Stress Debrief team come last Friday and help navigate the psychological impacts this emergency.”
Bahme’s relatives expressed a desire to establish a fishing program for youths in memory of Brayden with any excess funds generated by an online fundraiser purposed to cover his burial expenses, the outlet reported.
Kate Hirzel contributed to this story.