A 17-year-old boy died after suffering a sudden cardiac arrest while playing Garba in Gujarat’s Kapadvanj Kheda district. The deceased was identified as Veer Shah, who was playing Garba in Kapadvanj.

“A 17-year-old boy, Veer Shah, was playing Garba at the Garba ground in Kapadvanj when he complained of dizziness and became unresponsive. A team of volunteers at the scene immediately attended to him and performed a cardio-respiratory resuscitation. We monitored his vitals but found no pulse. There was no response and signs of respiration. He was given three cycles of Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). We shifted him to a hospital by ambulance. However, he was declared dead at the hospital,” Dr Aayush Patel, MD Medicine, told ANI.

At the ground where Veer Shah died, the organisers stood silent for two minutes as the mark of tribute to the boy. The Garba, which was being held at the ground, was postponed in light of his demise.

There have been various deaths of young people in recent times due to cardiac arrest.