Kalani David, 24, a former junior world surfing champion, suffered a seizure while practicing in Costa Rica and died, according to friends and authorities.
Kalani David, a surfer who was a former junior world surfing champion, suffered a seizure Saturday while practicing in Costa Rica and died, according to friends and authorities. David, whose full name was Kalani David Feeney Barrientos, was 24.
David was surfing at Playa Hermosa in Jacó, a small town on the Pacific coast of Costa Rica, when he died, the Organismo de Investigación Judicial – Costa Rica's official investigative branch – confirmed to the Associated Press. "He was surfing when he apparently suffered some kind of epileptic seizure and drowned," they said in a message to The Associated Press."The death is still under investigation."
David had been diagnosed with Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome, which is a heart condition that can cause rapid heartbeats, paralysis and seizures.Back in 2012, while competing in the Under-16 category, David won the Junior World Surfing championship that was held in Panama."Love you Kalani," filmmaker Peter King wrote in a post on Instagram,"Only God knows His timing. Life isn't easy. Always battling. Always learning. Heartbreaking news.
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