SOUTH FULTON, Ga. - A 12-year-old football player who was airlifted from Old National Park after a practice injury has been released from the hospital, police said Tuesday.

Incident at Old National Park

What we know:

The child was flown Monday night to Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta’s Arthur M. Blank Hospital after collapsing during a tackle drill.

Witnesses said the boy initially stood up after the drill but then told others he had lost feeling in his legs before falling again.

Two certified nurses at the park advised coaches to call 911. Spectators recorded the emergency as medics rushed in.

South Fulton police said the coach leading the drill was taken into custody on outstanding warrants unrelated to the incident. Authorities have not decided whether to charge him in connec

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