Tragedy Strikes: College Baseball Player Dies in Dugout Collapse
TL;DR
A 19-year-old college baseball player, Angel Mercado-Ocasio, died after a makeshift wooden dugout collapsed on him in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The incident occurred when Mercado-Ocasio was helping take down a makeshift dugout with his coach and teammates after playing with the Harrisburg youth international league team. The dugouts were built without a required permit and have since been taken down. Another unnamed person was injured in the incident, and their condition is unknown. The university said counselors were made available on campus for grieving students and staff.
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