Cyclist Dies After Two Heart Attacks

A Dutch cyclist has died in a hospital a week after suffering two heart attacks while competing at an under-23 race in Poland.

Gijs Verdick, 21, suffered the first cardiac arrest at about 1am on Tuesday, May 3, following the third stage of the Carpathian Couriers Race.

He was taken to hospital in Poland, where he suffered a second cardiac arrest and was subsequently placed into an artificial coma.

Verdick was transferred to a hospital in the Netherlands on Sunday, but a statement published on the website of his team, Cyclingteam Jo Piels, confirmed he had died on Monday.

It read: “We are very touched by this loss and very sad for the whole team. It is unreal what happened. For Gijs the transition to Cyclingteam Jo Piels was the dream to come true.

“Gijs was a fine boy to race with and we will miss him enormously. Our sympathy goes out to the family; we wish you a lot of power and strength during the processing of this loss.”

Verdick is the third cyclist to have died in just over six weeks.

Antoine Demoitie died after being hit by a race motorbike at Gent-Wevelgem in March, and just a day later, Daan Myngheer died after suffering a heart attack at the Criterium International.

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Cyclist Dies After Two Heart Attacks

Cameroon"s Ekeng Dies After On-Pitch Collapse

Dinamo Bucharest and Cameroon midfielder Patrick Ekeng has died aged 26 of a suspected heart attack after collapsing on the pitch.

Ekeng fell to the floor in the 70th minute of a televised Romanian league match between Dinamo and Viitorul.

He was pronounced dead in hospital two hours later.

The Cameroonian FA confirmed the news on Twitter, while Ekeng’s former club Cordoba tweeted: “We have no words to express our sadness at the loss.”

Ekeng had also previously played for Le Mans and Lausanne.

In 2003, Cameroon international midfielder Marc-Vivien Foe died after collapsing during a Confederations Cup match against Colombia in France.

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Cameroon"s Ekeng Dies After On-Pitch Collapse

Former Italy Manager Cesare Maldini Dies At 84

Former AC Milan defender and Italy coach Cesare Maldini has died, aged 84.

As a player, Maldini won four Serie A titles with Milan, as well as their first European Cup in 1963. He then managed the club between 1972-1974.

In 1996, he became the coach of Italy – with son Paolo captaining the team – before going on to lead Paraguay in the 2002 World Cup.

AC Milan tweeted: “Goodbye dear Cesare. Today the world loses a great man and we lose a page of our history.”

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Man "dies" From Taking Vodka

A man who ‘died’ after downing shots of vodka with friends was taken to the morgue before waking up in a freezer, reports claim.

 

He had his “miraculous awakening” after partying too hard with pals, who then called an ambulance to the property in Khasanky, in Russia’s far east.

 

When medics arrived, they declared the man dead and took him to the morgue.

 

Speaking to the local newspaper Khasanskiye Vesti, police spokesman Aleksey Stoyev said:

 

“That night the local morgue was filled to its capacity, the bodies were not only on the shelves, but also on the floor of the freezer room, where our ‘dead’ hero was allocated.”

 

He woke up in the freezer, before stumbling his way out of it towards shocked staff.

 

He added: “At some point, the man woke up, failing to understand where he was.

“It was very dark and cold. “In addition his brain was foggy due to the influence of alcohol.

“In the darkness, he felt someone’s completely cold limbs and in fear rushed to the door.” Police in the remote area, which is populated by 35,000 over 4,100 square kilometers, questioned the man before letting him go. He then returned to the party, seeing his pals were still drinking – but this time in his memory. However, after letting the shocked friends know what happened, their commemoration drinks were transformed into a “re-birthday party”.

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Man "dies" From Taking Vodka