DODGE COUNTY, Ga. — A 17-year-old high school student is dead after collapsing Monday morning, according to Dodge County coroner Joe Smith .

Smith said, sometime between 9:30 a.m. and 10 a.m., his great nephew, Hadden Kelly, 17, was participating in homecoming-related activities when he suddenly collapsed.

Smith said Kelly was brought to the Dodge County Hospital, where he was pronounced dead in the emergency room.

The coroner described Kelly as a kind and outgoing individual, and an incredibly talented golfer .

"Very outspoken and outgoing. A jam-up golfer. If he didn't pass, I swear he would've gone pro," Smith said. "Never met a stranger, talked to everybody. A great kid."

Dodge County High School also put out a post , noting that the entire staff and community is mourning th

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