Esko football player dies after collapsing during game
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Police say a 15-year-old boy has died after collapsing during a varsity football game in Aitkin.
KARE-TV reports Jackson Pfister, an Esko High School player, died Friday.
Pfister was taken to Riverwood Healthcare Center with what police call a "serious medical condition." He died a short time later.
Police and the Ramsey County Medical Examiner's Office are investigating the death.
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