A California softball player has died days after having a brain aneurysm on the field.
Dana Housley was playing in a game Saturday when she reportedly told her coach she felt dizzy and collapsed. Family and teammates had held out hope the 15-year-old player would survive the traumatic event.
Housley’s family announced Wednesday night the teen had died.
“Tonight our beautiful Dana chose to go with the Lord,” the family said in a statement posted by Housley’s softball team, the California Thunder, based in Covina, California. “We don't yet understand his plan for her, but she will make a perfect angel.”
Housley’s teammates had created a hashtag #prayfordana to support the teen and draw attention to her case. Housley's parents thanked her teammates for their support.
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Her coach, Angelo Michaels, told ABC station KABC-TV in Los Angeles, Housley was a “spectacular” player.
“She never had an off day,” Michaels told KABC. “I don’t mean on the softball field I mean she just always had a smile, always gave 110 percent and great teammate.”
The team put up a message on its twitter account today mourning Housley.
A brain aneurysm occurs when a spot on a cranial artery weakens and starts to bulge out. If the aneurysm ruptures it can cause stroke, brain damage or death.