{"id":188749,"date":"2023-06-05T20:55:49","date_gmt":"2023-06-06T00:55:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/?p=188749"},"modified":"2023-06-05T20:55:49","modified_gmt":"2023-06-06T00:55:49","slug":"coroners-office-confirms-cause-of-death-for-20-year-old-unlv-football-player","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/coroners-office-confirms-cause-of-death-for-20-year-old-unlv-football-player\/","title":{"rendered":"Coroner\u2019s Office Confirms Cause Of Death For 20-Year-Old UNLV Football Player"},"content":{"rendered":"
Authorities in Las Vegas confirmed on Monday that the passing of a 20-year-old UNLV football player, who was discovered unresponsive in his studio apartment back in February, was attributed to a heart condition.<\/p>\n
According to a statement from the Clark County coroner’s office, Ryan Keeler underwent an autopsy which revealed he had a heart ailment known as hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, a condition characterized by the thickening of the heart muscle. The examination concluded that he succumbed to a fatal irregular heartbeat on February 20.<\/p>\n
The coroner’s office officially ruled his death as natural.<\/p>\n
Following Keeler’s death, Las Vegas police initiated an investigation that remained open until the medical examiner’s report was released. The case is now considered closed.<\/p>\n
Barry Odom, the head coach of UNLV, had publicly announced Keeler’s passing, highlighting the player’s exceptional achievements as both a student and an athlete.<\/p>\n
Originally from Chicago, Keeler had joined UNLV after transferring from Rutgers University in New Jersey.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Authorities in Las Vegas confirmed on Monday that the passing of a 20-year-old UNLV football player, who was discovered unresponsive in his studio apartment back in February, was attributed to a heart condition. According to a statement from the Clark County coroner’s office, Ryan Keeler underwent an autopsy which revealed he had a heart ailment […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3507,"featured_media":188750,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":[]},"categories":[1,4533],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"\n