YUKON, Okla. (KFOR) – The household of a Yukon Excessive College freshman is honoring and remembering his life after he died instantly following a coronary heart assault at Lake Eufaula.
It’s been simply over two weeks since 16-year-old Kyler Corr, a freshman at Yukon Excessive College, died throughout a household reunion at Lake Eufaula.
“It was stunning to listen to that he had, they are saying he had a coronary heart assault,” Amber Corr, Kyler’s mother, informed KFOR.
Kyler just lately had surgical procedure on his knee. That’s when medical doctors found he had an irregular heartbeat.
“They ended up discovering out that his coronary artery had collapsed. It seemed prefer it had been pinched. So, that’s what led to a coronary bypass. We did that April 1st,” Amber mentioned. “He was set to really be launched to common exercise yesterday.”
Nonetheless, his life was tragically reduce brief on June 18.
“It hits me in waves. I imply, generally I appear wonderful after which different occasions, it’s simply arduous,” Amber mentioned.
Kyler had simply completed his freshman yr at Yukon Excessive College. He was within the Oklahoma Metropolis Explorer program. He needed to be a firefighter some day.
“That was his complete factor was he simply needed to assist and shield folks,” Amber mentioned.
That’s one thing he’s now doing, even after his passing.
“By him being a organ donor, he selected to try this. So, he informed us even when worse case situation, he’ll nonetheless be capable of assist folks,” Jeremy Corr, Kyler’s dad, mentioned.
Kyler’s mother and father are additionally hoping to assist others by spreading a message.
“Kyler didn’t know he had this coronary heart subject. He informed us he felt that his complete life and he thought it was simply regular,” Jeremy mentioned. “So simply folks should be conscious.”
The Corrs honored Kyler’s life with a memorial service on Saturday.
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