TYLER, Texas--(KETK)-- East Texas doctor discusses potential causes behind student athlete deaths during sports activities.
The University Scholastic League (UIL) is still investigating the death of a student athlete at Marshall ISD. There are questions stirring about how Estefani Cabrera died after cross country practice on a hot day in August.
"Risk factors for these really unfortunate circumstances can be a multitude," Dr. Robert French with UT Health East Texas Orthopedic and Sports Medicine said.
Estefani turned 15 years old just a few days before her death on Aug 19. The UIL is investigating after she suffered a medical emergency following practice.
"A lot of times you will see those external symptoms, the dizziness, the confusion, the fainting, obviously, before you can tell if