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Blue Jackets Goalie Matiss Kivlenieks, 24, Dies In Fireworks Mishap

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Columbus Blue Jackets goalie Matiss Kivlenieks has died at the age of 24 after a “tragic accident” during Independence Day celebrations in the United States, according to the NHL team.

The Latvian goaltender suffered a head injury in a fall on Sunday, the Blue Jackets said in a news release. “Medical personnel were called immediately, but he succumbed a short time later,” the team said.

Kivlenieks and several others were in a hot tub when a nearby mortar-style firework tipped and started firing toward them, according to police in Novi, Mich. Read more: Waitress abducted, assaulted after chasing dine-and-dashers Kivlenieks and the others scrambled to get out of the way and he ultimately slipped and hit his head on the concrete, Lt.

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