SEREMBAN: Malaysia Games (Sukma) silat athlete representing Terengganu, Wan Muhammad Haikal Wan Hussin, died after collapsing during a competition at the Taman Coral Height Community Hall, here, yesterday.
It is understood that Wan Muhammad Haikal, 21, collapsed and lost consciousness after being kicked by an opponent.
He was pronounced dead at 1.20am while being treated at Tuanku Jaafar Hospital, here.
Wan Nor Haslinda, the eldest sister of the deceased, said the family was informed about the incident at 5.30pm yesterday.
"The coach contacted our parents and informed them that Haikal had to be rushed to the hospital because he lost consciousness after being kicked by an opponent.
"But I do not know more about how the incident happened, and around 2.30am, we were informed that he had passed away. I'm not sure of the exact time," she said when contacted by the media today.
According to her, the deceased was the fourth child out of five siblings and had been in Seremban for the Pre-Sukma competition since last Friday.
She said both her parents and her sibling were at HTJ awaiting the completion of the post-mortem and the process of claiming the body.
Meanwhile, a spokesperson for the Seremban DistrictCivil Defense Force (APM) said the victim had been unconscious for 20 minutes at the scene and was given cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) treatment.
"As soon as we arrived, the team took over the patient immediately, activated the automated external defibrillator (AED), as well as provided assisted breathing with a bag valve mask (BVM) device and oxygen to the patient.
"After administering a shock through the AED, the patient was immediately taken to HTJ for further treatment, while CPR was continued until arrival at the hospital," he said.