Overview
- The student collapsed during a training session at St Anthony’s High School in Guirim on Thursday and was declared dead at the District Hospital in Mapusa.
- Police registered an unnatural‑death case, preserved the body for autopsy at Goa Medical College, and said a postmortem would be conducted on Friday.
- Officers said a preliminary probe found the ball struck her during a penalty‑corner play, a routine set piece where a defender charges a flick to block a rising shot.
- Accounts differ on the exact point of impact, with one report citing a head injury and another saying she was hit behind the neck, and investigators are still verifying details.
- Goans Hockey and the Sports Authority of Goa called the death a first for the state’s hockey community and said tournaments will now mandate doctors or physios on the ground after an ambulance delay led staff to use a private vehicle.