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| Footballer, 30, dies before game | Footballer, 30, dies before game |
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| A local league footballer has collapsed and died while warming up for a pre-season friendly. | A local league footballer has collapsed and died while warming up for a pre-season friendly. |
| Dave Gellett, 30, from Connah's Quay, Flintshire, was a goalkeeper with Wepre Rangers, who were preparing to play Holywell Town on Tuesday night. | |
| Members of Holywell's side fought to resuscitate him, but he was pronounced dead at hospital. | Members of Holywell's side fought to resuscitate him, but he was pronounced dead at hospital. |
| Holywell manager Anthony Wallis said the match was called off and his team's sympathies were with the family. | Holywell manager Anthony Wallis said the match was called off and his team's sympathies were with the family. |
| He added: "It happened during a warm-up. | He added: "It happened during a warm-up. |
| "I could see some of his team-mates around him and I thought it was an injury at first. But then it looked like he was unconscious. | "I could see some of his team-mates around him and I thought it was an injury at first. But then it looked like he was unconscious. |
| "Myself and one of our players, Chris Williams, tried to resuscitate him and when he stopped breathing we started CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation). | "Myself and one of our players, Chris Williams, tried to resuscitate him and when he stopped breathing we started CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation). |
| "Two nurses came down from the hospital in Holywell with a defibrillator. We helped them, and then let the paramedics take over when they arrived." | "Two nurses came down from the hospital in Holywell with a defibrillator. We helped them, and then let the paramedics take over when they arrived." |
| 'Shocked' | 'Shocked' |
| Mr Wallis said they had been unable to find a pulse by the time paramedics arrived. | Mr Wallis said they had been unable to find a pulse by the time paramedics arrived. |
| He added: "The match was called off. We're all shocked and deeply upset, but it's nothing compared to what his family must be feeling. | He added: "The match was called off. We're all shocked and deeply upset, but it's nothing compared to what his family must be feeling. |
| "Our hearts go out to them, and his team-mates." | "Our hearts go out to them, and his team-mates." |
| A spokesman for the Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust said: "We were called to an incident at Holywell Football Club at 7.22pm on 22 July. | A spokesman for the Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust said: "We were called to an incident at Holywell Football Club at 7.22pm on 22 July. |
| "A rapid response vehicle and an emergency ambulance attended. | "A rapid response vehicle and an emergency ambulance attended. |
| "The crew transported a 30-year-old male who had collapsed at the scene to Ysbyty Glan Clwyd." | "The crew transported a 30-year-old male who had collapsed at the scene to Ysbyty Glan Clwyd." |