Tragic accident at a hockey game

A young 8 year-old boy is dead this Sunday morning in France after being struck by a puck while being in the stands and watching a hockey game. The accident occurred during Saturday evening in a game between Reims and the local club Dunkerque in Division 1, the second highest level of professional hockey in France. An investigation has been opened. The 8 year-old Hugo Vermeersch was a season ticket-holder of the Corsaires de Dunkerque and was seated where the glass is not as high as behind the netting protecting the spectators. The child was taken to a hospital in Dunkerque after receiving first aid. He lost consciousness at the scene and was reanimated. He was then taken to the city of Lille. Despite emergency care, Hugo died Sunday morning.