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Referee in Bolivia, Victor Hugo Hurtado Dies After on-Field Collapse

Victor Hugo Hurtado, a referee in Bolivia, has died in hospital after collapsing during a match played at high altitude.

Per the Associated Press (h/t ESPN FC), the 31-year-old was taking charge of a Bolivian top-flight match between Always Ready and Oriente Petrolero on Sunday when he collapsed in the 47th minute.

He was taken from the stadium in an ambulance after being attended to on the pitch, but then died in hospital.

According to Always Ready team doctor Eric Kosziner, Hurtado had a heart attack on the field and then another later at the hospital, which proved fatal.