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Seattle-Area Teenager Dies in Lacrosse Accident
Paramedics kept Eliot Abramson alive before surgery, but the Mercer Island High School sophomore died from injuries suffered at a recruiting showcase.
- Mercer Island High School sophomore Eliot Abramson died Sunday from injuries sustained after being struck in the back of the neck by a lacrosse ball during a June 1 showcase event at Islander Stadium.
- The injury caused Abramson to lose consciousness; a firefighter "kept Eliot's heart beating" before he was transferred to Harborview Medical Center for emergency surgery.
- A 6-foot-2 midfielder on the MIHS 2026 roster, Eliot had recently obtained his driver's license and made the decision to be an organ donor, a choice his family now honors.
- This tragedy marks the second high school lacrosse fatality in the past year, following the May 6, 2025, death of 16-year-old Dylan Veselic in Ohio from a similar craniocervical injury.
- The Washington High School Boys Lacrosse Association serves as the governing body for boys' lacrosse in Washington, as the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association does not oversee the sport.
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