A South Jamaica girl died on Monday after collapsing during a soccer camp at Queens College, according to police.
Laura Palma of 97th Avenue was participating in the Flushing camp just before 3:15 p.m. when she said that she wasn’t feeling well. Seconds later, according to published reports, she collapsed and lost consciousness.
Officers from the 107th Precinct and EMS units rushed to the scene and found Palma in cardiac arrest. Paramedics rushed her to New York Hospital Queens, where she was pronounced dead on arrival.
Her body was transported to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner to determine the cause of death.
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