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Inspirational student dies playing baseball

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    12-year-old with history of heart problems dies after collapsing at little league practice in Oregon

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It's scary -- -- -- And my wife -- there.

This was twelve year old -- Karzai ID back in January just two weeks after he had major surgery to -- defects in his heart.

Isaak was at basketball practice when he collapsed but one of his coach's performed CPR and saved his life Isaac told us it was all -- I felt weird and.

At that time -- -- I feel fine about it.

But fast forward three months last Friday -- was -- Little League practice when he collapsed again.

Paramedics rushed him to the hospital but -- did not make it I can't even imagine.

Imagine what they're going heroes such a hard time -- -- was such a phenomenal -- Tiffany beach's sun and -- were best friends and she's speaking on behalf of his family today.

Just a few weeks ago beach says Isaak had a physical and a stress test in Portland with doctors giving him the go ahead to play sports.

They -- taken it -- backers and he had several tests performs and he was 100% cleared to go ahead and resuming normal lifestyle to Begin -- you know activities.

-- he had played in a baseball game that weekend prior.

And had done really well -- -- even.

To start the day there were students that.

-- T shirts on they walked in this -- such shows you the kind of commitment that the relationship that students at look at.

-- -- teachers made an announcement about his death this morning and they've set up a safe thrilled with extra grief counselors on hand.

And along with the sadness Tiffany beach says there is so much confusion about how this happened to -- again.

This just instincts and to not have the answers that we need.