A heart-wrenching incident happened in Gujarat, a 17-year-old died after suffering a sudden cardiac arrest while playing Garba on the sixth day of the Navratri celebrations in the Kapadvanj Kheda district.Teenage dies while playing Garba in GujaratBriefing about the incident, MD Medicine, Dr Aayush Patel told ANI, “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.A pall of gloom descended on his native village after learning about the teens demise.Veers father, Ripal Shah who wasnt aware of the saddening incident, was informed of his sons demise immediately.Ripal and his wife were immersed in the festive celebrations at a second Garba ground in Kapaswanj when this tragedy struck.His parents were in major shock after receiving this depressing incident, according to the sources.Father urges people to be carefulBetween sobs, an inconsolable Ripal Shah asked revellers to take caution, saying, Be careful playing Garba, do not continue playing it without rest. I lost my child today and wish no such incident happened to anyone else.Moreover, at the ground where Veer Shah died, the organisers stood silent for two minutes as the mark of tribute to the 17-year-old boy. The Garba, which was being held at the ground, was postponed in light of his demise.Further, in a show of solidarity, all the Garba organisers of Kapadvanj city and surrounding areas also put all scheduled celebratory events on hold for a day.
