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This animated video breaks down the horrifying collision that cost a Spanish soccer player his life.During a match between Tenerife and Andorra, goalkeeper Jesús Owono rushed out to challenge for the ball, jumping with his knee raised.His knee struck 30-year-old striker Jesús de Miguel directly in the chest, causing him to collapse and suffer cardiac arrest.De Miguel died in the hospital the following day. Owono received a red card, the match was abandoned, and Spanish police are investigating the circumstances of his death.

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00:01This animated video breaks down the horrifying collision that cost a Spanish soccer player his life.
00:07During a match between Tenerife and Andorra, goalkeeper Jesuono rushed out to challenge for the ball, jumping with his knee
00:14raised.
00:15Every heartbeat starts with an electric spark that makes your heart squeeze.
00:19Then it recharges, and for about 20 milliseconds, it's defenseless, 15 times faster than a blink.
00:26A hard hit in that instant scrambles the spark.
00:29It's called comotio cordis.
00:31The heart stops pumping and just quivers.
00:34His knee struck 30-year-old striker Jess DiMiguel directly in the chest, causing him to collapse and suffer cardiac
00:40arrest.
00:42DiMiguel died in the hospital the following day.
00:45Owono received a red card.
00:47The match was abandoned.
00:49And Spanish police are investigating the circumstances of his death.
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