Eventer’s son dies following rubgy league injury

A boy of New Zealand Olympic eventer Andrew Scott has died 5 days after sustaining caput injuries inwards a rugby league represent at Linton Military Camp inwards Palmerston North.

Lieutenant Samuel Andrew Scott, 21, died on Midweek morn at Wellington Hospital’s intensive assist unit.

Scott was taken past times ambulance to Palmerston North Hospital after beingness injured during a tackle on Fri at an intra-unit league nines game, Fairfax reported. He was flown to Wellington Hospital afterward that day.

Raised inwards Manawatu, Samuel Scott graduated from officeholder cadet schoolhouse inwards Dec 2012 as well as thus worked in the Royal New Zealand Corps of Signals. He had been promoted from instant lieutenant to lieutenant entirely a calendar month ago.

A disceptation from Scott’s identify unit of measurement said he died playing a game he loved, inwards a chore he loved.

‘‘Sam passed away peacefully this morning, surrounded past times identify unit of measurement as well as regular army friends. The regular army is supporting the identify unit of measurement greatly during this hard time,’’ his identify unit of measurement said inwards a statement.

Sam Scott is survived past times his parents, Louise as well as Andrew, who won squad aureate at the 1990 World Equestrian Games, as well as younger blood brother Liam.

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