Gautier High football player, 15, dies after medical emergency at fieldhouse

GAUTIER, Miss. (WLOX) - A Gautier teenager has died after a medical emergency, Police Chief David Bever confirmed on Thursday.

According to officials, a student collapsed at the Gautier High School fieldhouse around 3:40 p.m., just before dismissal. Coaches immediately administered CPR and 911 was called.

Police and fire units were dispatched and the student was taken by an Acadian ambulance to be treated at Ocean Springs Hospital but ultimately passed away.

Chief Bever states “no foul play is suspected” and confirms the situation “appears to be a medical incident.”

The student has since been identified as 15-year-old Shermarion Miner. Miner was a sophomore and played offensive line for the school’s football team.

It is unknown at this time what led to Miner’s death.

In a statement released Friday, the Pascagoula-Gautier School District said “The Gautier High School and Pascagoula-Gautier School District community is processing an unimaginable tragedy. The entire PGSD community is grieving, and our hearts are with the student’s family and friends. Mental health support is being provided at GHS for staff and students.”

Gautier Mayor Casey Vaughan gave the following statement:

We will update this story as we learn more information.

See a spelling or grammar error in this story? Report it to our team HERE.