Tala Teofilo has almost no memory of what happened to him during his touch footy match on Wednesday, November 12.

The 10-year-old from Yass had just scored a full-length try and was celebrating with his teammates when he suddenly dropped to the ground. The first thought was that he was having an asthma attack - until someone realised he wasn't breathing.

The young boy was dead.

A family member leapt into action, giving Tala CPR while first aiders ran for the defibrillator at the Walker Park clubhouse. Two off-duty nurses and an off-duty paramedic helped set it up while they waited for the ambulance to arrive.

For an excruciating five minutes, Tala was gone.

The crowd, made up of family, friends, and schoolmates, watched on in horror as the first aiders tried to get his heart working a

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