Cardiac arrest kills 9 standard girl in exam hall

Amid concerns over rising heart attack cases in young people across the country, another such case has come to the fore where a 15-year-old girl died of suspected cardiac arrest on Friday in Gujarat’s Amreli.

According to Times of India, the girl, identified as Sakshi Rajosara, fell unconscious while she went to school to appear for her Class 9 exams. She hailed from the Rajkot district of the state.

Chatur Khunt, the administrator of Shantaba Gajera School, was quoted as saying by TOI that the girl collapsed while she was entering the examination hall. She was immediately rushed to a nearby hospital where doctors declared her dead on arrival.