Roughly one week after passing out following a training run during Saline High's (Mich.) preseason football camp, 15-year-old Jeremy Tarlea died from heat stroke.

Tarlea passed away late Wednesday (Aug. 16) in the pediatric intensive care unit at Mott Children's Hospital in Ann Arbor, Mich. He had sustained liver and kidney failure and severe neurological damage, according to a written statement from the hospital. He lapsed into a coma after passing out on Aug. 9.

Tarlea, a 6-foot-1, 250-pound junior lineman who was training for his first year on the varsity team, passed out after a one-mile run in hot, humid weather. According to Saline Superintendent Ellen Ewing, a school-sponsored investigation into the incident revealed that Saline's coaches had taken great care beforehand to avoid the dangers of heat stroke. She said water was available at all times, as well as Gatorade and other fruit juices. Additionally, Ewing says one assistant coach had conducted a lecture on the importance of staying hydrated during the workouts.

Tarlea, an honor student who would have turned 16 years old next Friday, was participating in a required three-day conditioning camp in Tecumseh, Mich. The Michigan High School Athletic Association mandates all players to go through similar camps before putting on full equipment.

According to The Associated Press, there were 15 high school football fatalities reported during the 1999-2000 school year. Two of those deaths were attributed to heatstroke.