Amin Noroozi, a soccer participant at Acalanes Excessive College, died on Thursday after problems from a swimming accident at Stinson Seashore final weekend.
He was 17.
Based on stories, the accident occurred on Sunday when Noroozi dove into the ocean and struck his head on a sandbar. He sustained a spinal harm and was airlifted to a hospital.
“This sudden loss is a shock to us all, especially given our hopes that things were moving in a different direction,” Shawn stated.
Noroozi, a junior, made the varsity crew final season, however accidents restricted him to a few video games.
Burnsed stated Noroozi by no means did not convey optimistic power to the crew, even after being sidelined.
“A lot of kids when they’re injured, they kind of disappear and don’t do the things that help out the team,” Burnsed stated. “He was always there rooting on the team. He always had a great attitude, great smile and he did everything he could to help the football program win.”
Quite a few group members provided condolences to Noroozi’s household on social media.
“Our thoughts and prayers go out to the Acalanes High School community as they mourn the tragic loss of #51 Amin Noroozi,” the Las Lomas Soccer Basis wrote on the group’s Fb web page. “The Las Lomas Family is here for you.”
Acalanes soccer efficiency coach Eric Marino stated in an Instagram publish, “We lost a great kid, but heaven gained an awesome angel.”
Acalanes has made efforts to honor Noroozi this previous week.
Noroozi’s mom, Ofelia Noroozi, threw out the primary pitch at Wednesday’s residence baseball sport in opposition to Petaluma. A candlelight vigil in honor of Noroozi is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. on Friday at Acalanes Stadium.
A GoFundMe was arrange earlier this week to assist with Noroozi’s restoration efforts. The fundraiser had raised over $158,000 as of Friday morning.