In a high school soccer varsity match between Lindbergh High School and Kirkwood High School at Lindbergh school ground, referee suffered a heart attack and rushed to a nearby hospital where he was declared dead. The referee Jim Duniven aged 59 and the native of Sappington suddenly collapsed on the field in the varsity match at around 7 PM on Tuesday. He immediately complained of heavy chest pain, so immediately taken to a hospital where he declared as dead just after a short while of reaching hospital. The whole incident is described by Chris Steinmetz, soccer coach of Kirkwood High School, he said, When referee issued a yellow card to one of his team player, that player starts moving off the field and suddenly referee seen collapsing on the field, which was noticed by the parents who screamed about his sudden failing. Steinmetz, who is a trainer and was available among the parents in the crowd, rushed to the field to take note of the situation. A CPR was tried by the trainer and … [Read more...]