An unexpected turn of event for an Indian football player who somersaulted to celebrate a goal for his team resulted to death after acquiring an injury to the spine.
Peter Biaksangzuala was confined in the northeast Indian state of Mizoram after the fatal incident. He had been in the intensive care unit but died a few days after he injured himself during a match between his team, Bethlehem Vengthlang, and Chanmari West on Tuesday, October 21.
As the game entered the 62-minute mark, the 23-year-old footballer served a goal and attempted a somersault to celebrate; but all of a sudden, an unwanted tragedy happened when the midfielder landed on his neck.
His teammates immediately noticed there was something wrong with him, rushing to his area, and in just a few seconds someone from his team was calling for a help from the bench side.
The injured Indian football player was rushed to the nearest hospital, Aizawl Civil Hospital, where he had undergone a CT scan which reported a spinal cord damage due to the awkward landing from his somersault. He was transferred to an ICU but recovery was not possible.
Biaksangzuala's last rites were at his home town, Khawzawl, 120 miles from Aizwal, capital of Mizoram.
An unexpected turn of event for an Indian football player who somersaulted to celebrate a goal for his team resulted to death after acquiring an injury to the spine. "Peter was a very talented player who dreamt of playing in the national league."
"His death has come as a big shock to all of us. We all thought he would recover," said the secretary of Lalnghinglova Hmar of the Mizoram Football Association’s (MFA).
According to Hmar, a charity match in memory of Biaksangzuala is getting ready by the league and his team officially announced the retirement of his shirt #21.
Source: The Independent
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