A 17-year-old Wyoming basketball player died suddenly after a medical event, according to local reports. Max Sorenson died unexpectedly at his home in Gillette on Dec. 26. He was pronounced dead at Campbell County Memorial Hospital.
Campbell County Coroner Paul Wallem told the Cowboy State Daily that the teen’s sudden death would not be investigated as a suicide, homicide, or caused by the use of illegal drugs. An autopsy of the junior high school student was being conducted in Rapid City, South Dakota.
Wallem said preliminary findings show that Sorenson suddenly died from peritonitis. The Mayo Clinic explains that peritonitis “happens when the thin layer of tissue inside the abdomen becomes inflamed.” Peritonitis can be caused by infection by bacteria – typically when someone has liver disease or kidney disease.
Other health conditions that cause peritonitis are liver cirrhosis, appendicitis, stomach ulcers, diverticulitis (inflammation of pouches in the digestive tract), Crohn’s disease, and pancreatitis. Peritonitis can also be caused by a “rupture, inside an organ in the abdomen.” (SOURCE)
