A HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT has died after being seriously hurt in class, according to the teen’s family.
Brayden Bahme, a sophomore at Cheney High School, was tragically injured during gym class on Thursday and died later at the hospital, according to school authorities.
Cheney Fire Chief Tom Jenkins told KREM 2 that the sophomore from Cheney, Washington, was jogging on a school pitch when he fell into a soccer goal post.
In what has been described as a terrible accident, Bahme was stabbed in the eye with the post.
First responders hurried to the high school and were there in less than a minute to assist in the rescue of Bahme.
He was sent to Sacred Heart Children’s Hospital in serious condition and died as a result of his injuries.
Bahme’s family said on a GoFundMe page: “It’s with a heavy heart that we have to say goodbye to Brayden. Our entire family appreciates the outreach of support.
The family said the GoFundMe is for Bahme’s burial costs and the “immediate needs of the family.”
“All remaining funds will be used for a youth fishing program in honor of Brayden ‘fish pockets’ Bahme.” the family wrote.
“We thank you for your continued support as we grieve as a school community and we want to express our deepest condolences to the Bahme family,” Cheney Public Schools Superintendent Ben Ferney told Bahme’s parents.
According to Superintendent Ferney, school counsellors will be available to students and employees who require assistance following the unfortunate tragedy.
