LA PORTE COUNTY, Ind. -- A northern Indiana boy died Monday night after he played in a basketball game.
Police were called to New Prairie High School around 7:30 p.m. (CST) for an unconscious person.
The 17-year-old Mark Mayfield had been playing in an intramural basketball game and was found in a hallway near the gym.
Police say Mayfield was taken to La Porte Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
An autopsy found no known cause for his death so the coroner's office is waiting for toxicology tests to determine what happened.
Dr. Paul White, superintendent of New Prairie United School Corporation, issued the following statement:
“We are very saddened at the loss of this student. The New Prairie family is mourning his passing and we hope and pray that his family will take comfort in knowing the strength of all of our students and staff stand with them in their loss.”
