New York teen gets sick and dies in California from unknown fever illness - invasive streptococcal infection

[Emily]

http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Joseph-Tutaj-Seaford-High-School-Dies-School-Trip-Disney-Land-California-Prayer-Service-192410351.html

Friends Search for Answers in Mysterious Death of L.I. Teen
Friends and neighbors were still in shock over the sudden death of Joseph Tutaj, a sophomore at Seaford High School
By Ida Siegal
| Friday, Feb 22, 2013 | Updated 12:20 AM EST
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A trumpeter for the school band, Tutaj had gone on a trip with fellow band members to perform at Disney Land. He got sick during the trip, and he suddenly passed out, said officials. He later died at the hospital.

"He was fine the first day, and then he was complaining of a fever and not feeling well the next day, and then he progressively got worse," said Shannon Fredericks, a classmate who was on the trip. "He looked really sick."...

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Re: New York teen gets sick and dies in California from unknown fever illness

Re: New York teen gets sick and dies in California from unknown fever illness

Strep killed Long Island teen who died on band trip to Disneyland: officials
Joseph Tutaj, 15, suffered 'invasive streptococcal infection' during his February trip to California. He collapsed four days after Valentine's Day on the Santa Monica Pier and died 24 hours later.


BY NANCY DILLON / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS

PUBLISHED: FRIDAY, APRIL 12, 2013, 12:40 AM
UPDATED: FRIDAY, APRIL 12, 2013, 2:00 AM
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