Boy, 13, dies after collapsing at basketball practice in Plainfield

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Friday, February 6, 2015
Boy dies after collapsing at basketball practice
A middle school student who collapsed during basketball practice in Plainfield, Ill., has died.

PLAINFIELD, Ill. (WLS) -- A middle school student who collapsed during basketball practice in Plainfield, Ill., has died.



Dramon Ratcliff, 13, of Bolingbrook, had an undiagnosed heart condition, according to the autopsy. Tests are being run to determine



He collapsed after practice on Wednesday and was pronounced dead at a Joliet hospital.



He was not enrolled in District 202, school officials said, but played in a private league that practices at Plainfield Central High School.


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