football journalist Grant Wall died of an aortic aneurysm in qatarwhere he was covering the World Cup, his wife said Wednesday, citing an autopsy.
Wall, 49, “fell unwell” while covering Friday’s Argentina-Netherlands quarter-final match and was treated by paramedics at the scene and taken to hospital, Qatar officials said. officials said last week. He was pronounced dead shortly after.
his The body arrived in New York City on Monday. He was then transferred to the local coroner’s office.
Wall’s wife, Dr Celine Gownder, has revealed the cause of his death “CBS Morning” on wednesday.
“He underwent an autopsy in New York City by the coroner’s office here in New York City and was shown to have a ruptured aortic aneurysm,” she said on the show.
“It’s just one of those things that could have been brewing for years,” she added.
Infectious disease expert Gounder issued the following statement: wall substack “There was nothing malicious about his death,” he said Wednesday.
She said an autopsy revealed that “Grant died of pericardial hemorrhage from the rupture of a slowly growing, undetected ascending aortic aneurysm that had been experienced just prior to his death.” Chest compressions may have represented an early symptom,” he added.
An aortic aneurysm is a balloon-like bulge in the aorta, the large artery that carries blood from the heart through the chest and torso. Centers for Disease Control and PreventionRupture, one of the most common causes of death from aortic aneurysms, occurs when the bulge ruptures completely, causing bleeding within the body.
Aortic aneurysm or aortic dissection was responsible for 9,904 deaths in 2019, the CDC said. Approximately 59% of these deaths were male.
“No amount of CPR or electroshock would have saved him. His death was unrelated to Covid. His death was unrelated to vaccination status,” Gounder said. rice field.
On the Monday before he collapsed, Wall said on his website that he was feeling unwell and was told by local medical personnel that he likely had bronchitis.
“My body finally broke me down,” he wrote. On the night of the game against Holland, it became more serious – a new level of pressure and discomfort in the chest.”
Gowner tweeted late Friday that the news of his death was a “complete shock.”
Mr. Wall’s brother initially cited recent threats Mr. Wall received as grounds for skepticism, and suspected that illness played a role in his sudden death. He said Wall told him he received death threats after he refused to take off a T-shirt bearing a rainbow logo, which stands for solidarity with LGBTQ rights.
the wall is Interview with Andrea Mitchell on MSNBC He was held for over half an hour, refused to remove his shirt, and a security force commander came and shook his hand to release him.Homosexuality is illegal in Qatar.
Eric Wall told the Kansas City Star over the weekend, “In my conversations with Grant, I know enough to be justifiably suspicious.” increase.”
However, Eric Wall has recanted his earlier allegations following news of the first examination of his brother’s body.
On Wall’s website, Gowner writes: A son who was our best teammate and fan. “
After graduating from Princeton University, he began his career at Sports Illustrated in 1996, growing as a feature writer focused on the world of sports. He continued to cover football exclusively in his 2009, Gounder said.
She said he was “endlessly curious about the world.”
“We were also deeply invested in each other’s families,” she wrote. I had to drop everything to be there for them, whether it was my family.”
