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Student, 17, collapses at North Penn High, later dies

Nicholas Hutchinson, a junior at North Penn High School in Lansdale, collapsed during gym class Wednesday afternoon and was transported to Central Montgomery Medical Center, where he died.

Nicholas Hutchinson, a junior at North Penn High School in Lansdale, collapsed during gym class Wednesday afternoon and was transported to Central Montgomery Medical Center, where he died.

A school nurse and trainer tried to help Hutchinson, 17, with CPR and an automated external defibrillator, Christine Liberaski, a school district spokeswoman, said yesterday.

The school is closed through Monday for spring break. Principal Burton Hynes said counselors would be available when students return on Tuesday. - AP