A preliminary investigation and autopsy concluded that the death was accidental.
Student dies in wrestling mat.
Kendrick johnson died of positional asphyxia when he fell into a wrestling mat to recover shoes he shared with another student in an auxillary gym.
On january 11 2013 the body of kendrick johnson october 10 1995 january 10 2013 was discovered inside a vertical rolled up mat in the gymnasium of lowndes high school in valdosta in the u s.
The parents of a teenage student found dead and rolled up in a gym mat at a us high school believe their son met with foul play and were shocked to discover he had been buried with organs missing.
The 17 year old johnson was found dead inside a rolled up wrestling mat in the gymnasium of lowndes high school in valdosta where he was a student on january 11 2013.
State of georgia where he was a student.
Authorities say a south georgia high school student apparently climbed atop an upright roll of wrestling mats fell into a center opening and died after he became trapped inside.
Tragedy struck in valdosta georgia when a popular high school football player was found dead trapped in a rolled up tubular wrestling mat in the school s gymnasium.
The parents of a georgia high school student who was found dead in a rolled up gym mattress five years ago will exhume their son s body for the second time in order to prove the 17 year old s.
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Authorities said he suffocated after falling into the mat while trying to retrieve a shoe.
According to turner on the day of the wrestling event the wrestling team had the school s first lunch session which lasted from 11 32 a m.