Reconciliation at Kentucky University over wrestler’s death from heat stroke

The settlement in the death of Grant Brace, a 20-year-old junior from Louisville, Tennessee, includes a settlement for Cumberland University to participate in a heat-illness training program and help raise awareness of heat-related injuries, the university said Wednesday. Is. in a statement.

News outlets, citing the lawsuit, reported that Brace died on August 31, 2020, from heat stroke after begging for water and was refused “tragic and entirely avoidable”.

Brace was diagnosed with narcolepsy and ADHD and was prescribed Adderall which is required to maintain hydration, according to the lawsuit.

He died during the wrestling team’s first training day of the season. After practice, the team had to run several times up and down a steep hill and Brees completed several before sitting down from exhaustion. The then-coach threatened to kick Burress off the wrestling team, so he went up the hill again and was later heard saying “I’m done. I can’t do this anymore,” the lawsuit said.

He begged for water and his condition continued to worsen, but the coaches did not provide water or contact a trainer or emergency medical personnel, according to the lawsuit. Brace gave up and tried to drink from an outdoor water fountain that was not working. He also tried to enter a building, but he could not and he fell. About 45 minutes later, according to the suit, coaches found him dead with his hands in the grass and dirt.

The university said in a statement that it was confident it could defend the claims made in the lawsuit, but that the legal process would have been lengthy and costly.

“The university has now decided to dispose of the matter in a manner that will be respectful of the enormous loss the Brace family has suffered,” the statement said.

It said the safety of students and athletes is a top priority and that it “welcomes the opportunity to work with the Brace family advisor to ensure it is providing the safest environment for student-athletes across all sports.” Is.”