New York high school football player killed by log during drill

FARMINGVILLE, Long Island -- A high school football camp turned tragic on Thursday when a player suffered serious injuries during a drill at Sachem East High School on Long Island and later died, Suffolk County police said.

The boy's teammates left the emergency room in a daze, struggling to come to terms with the death of 16-year-old Joshua Mileto.

Police say the accident happened on the football field at the high school in Farmingville where players were carrying an enormous log above their heads as part of a conditioning drill.

Investigators say the boy suffered a catastrophic injury after the log shifted and struck him in the head. The accident happened around 8:30 a.m.

Mileto was rushed from the field in cardiac arrest. He was later pronounced dead at Stony Brook hospital.

Kennth Graham, the school district superintendent, expressed condolences in a written statement:

"The district is devastated by this horrific accident and words cannot express the grief we feel as a school community. We extend our deepest condolences to the student's family and friends during this terribly difficult time."

Grief counselors were at the school throughout the day trying to help students and faculty members.

Kristin Thorne reports on the death of a high school football player fatally injured during a practice drill.

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