A 14-year-old boy has died after suffering cardiac arrest while running a 5K at a Florida high school on November 4, 2023. According to a police statement, Knox MacEwen had collapsed and was found experiencing cardiac arrest when authorities arrived at the Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (JROTC) 5K at Everglades High School in Miramar, Florida. After transporting the teen to Memorial Miramar Hospital, he was pronounced dead by doctors. A GoFundMe has been created to support the family.
MacEwen was a part of the JROTC program at Western High School in Davie, Florida. He volunteered at his church in the kids’ ministry. His mother recently had cancer and the family is still managing the lingering physical and financial effects of her illness, according to the GoFundMe.
"The family has been through the unimaginable,” it read. The funds raised will “allow Knox’s parents, Kevin and Julie, to take time off work to grieve.”
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Jimmy Arrojo, the principal of Western High School, also released a statement. “I am saddened to share tragic news impacting our Wildcat community. One of our JROTC students passed away this morning after being transported to the hospital. I want to offer my deepest condolences to his family and loved ones, teachers, and classmates as they mourn this great loss. I ask our Wildcat community to rally around the family in prayer and support during this time of deep sorrow.”
