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William Caron-Cabrera, a 17 year old football player from Quebec, Canada following a sudden cardiac arrest in his sleep. He attended Curé-Antoine-Labelle high school.
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The school put out the following message about Cabrera. The message is in French, here is the translated letter…
The Wolves of Curé-Antoine-Labelle high school are in mourning. They announced the death of their player William Caron-Cabrera earlier in the week of February 6.
He was in secondary five and was to continue his sporting career with the Campus Notre-Dame-de-Foy (CNDF) at the college level. The defensive back also worked for the Quebec teams and the Laval-Nord Vikings.
“It is with sadness that we learned of the death of one of our own, can we read on the Facebook page of the Laval team. William […] had just completed his fifth season with the Wolves. Our deepest thoughts go out to his family and loved ones.”
According to information issued by the Laval Police Department, he died in his sleep following a cardiac arrest. The cause would be neither suspicious, in any way criminal, nor due to a suicide.
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Several organizations and relatives of the 17-year-old athlete reacted to the death.
“William was a quality athlete, everyone’s friend, always there to make us laugh and his departure will leave a great void in our big family of Handball Laval, can we read on the Facebook page of this same organization of the Jesus Island. Will, take care of your gang of buddies and rest in peace.”
“William Caron-Cabrera was a talented, passionate, playful and smiling player who we were blessed to count among [our] big family”, adds the Flag-Football Terrebonne club. It is with heavy hearts that we learn of his passing today. He was able to make a positive impression on people throughout his too short life.
Curé-Antoine-Labelle high school statement on passing of William Caron-Cabrera
At just 17 years old, it is a tragedy to lose Cabrera. His passing marks a continued rise in sudden deaths that seemingly nobody seems to want to admit are happening.
Why are so many young people around the world dying suddenly? We reported on a 21 year old Air Force Cadet football player who died suddenly just last week.
Hopefully an autopsy will reveal the cause of Cabrera’s sudden cardiac arrest. May he rest in peace.
