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Citrus County mother urges teen heart screenings after son's death during football practice

Local mother urges teen heart screenings after son's death during football practice
Andrew Kinsey LaKesha Harrison
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  • LaKesha Harrison is a mother from Citrus County whose son collapsed and died from sudden cardiac arrest while he was at football practice at Citrus High School in 2021.
  • Now she speaks on the importance of all kids getting a heart screening to identify hidden defects like the one that took her son's life.
  • She also talks to Tampa Bay 28 anchor Andrew Kinsey about the new Florida requirement, beginning in the fall, that high school athletes undergo a heart screening before they can try out or play a sport.

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