Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Digmann, Carol Louise May 1, 1978
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Virginian-Pilot  May 2, 1978
NORFOLK—Carol Digmann, 15, was pronounced dead at Norfolk General Hospital Monday 
shortly after collapsing in her Maury High School gym class.
Medical Examiner, Dr. Faruk B. Presswalla, said it "appears that she died of an 
irregular heart beat which would cause sudden death."
He denied reports that she might have died from a blow on the head. "We did not 
find anything like that," he said after an autopsy. "We will continue to screen 
for other things, however."
School officials said Miss Digmann and her classmates were playing softball in the 
gym. Miss Digmann batted the rolled up gymsuit that students were using for a 
ball, and collapsed shortly after running 30 to 40 feet to first base.
The gym teacher administered mouth to mouth resuscitation while students called 
paramedics and the school's two nurses, 
school officials said.
"She was breathing with some difficulty at first. They worked on her about 30 
minutes and then took her to Norfolk General," said Gilbert A. McLeod, the school 
system's public relations director.
Miss Digmann was the daughter of Mrs. Lena Digmann of 1628 Morris Ave. in the 
Winona section, and Alvin Digmann, address unknown. She lived with her mother, who 
has eight other children, school officials said.

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