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Former Kerry football player Patrick Curtin loses fight for life




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Tragic news this afternoon, as former football player Patrick Curtin passes away aged just 26.

He had sustained serious injuries in a car crash in Guatemala just before Christmas.

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The news of Mr. Curtin’s passing was announced by Kerry GAA earlier today via an statement on their website.

It is understood that the 26-year-old man suffered serious head injuries after falling from a moving vehicle while driving in Guatemala last Friday. He had been working in the Central American country since last September.

He was initially treated at a local hospital before being transferred to a medical facility in Miami. He was in a coma at the time of his passing.

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