Blue Jackets Goalie Matiss Kivlenieks Dies After Fall Trying to Escape Fireworks Malfunction
From The Columbus Dispatch
COLUMBUS, Ohio Blue Jackets goaltender Matiss Kivlenieks died Sunday night as the result of an accident, police confirmed.
According to the Novi Police Department, which is still investigating, Kivlenieks, 24, appeared to sustain a head injury while trying to escape a hot tub after a fireworks malfunction.
“From what we can tell, we’re treating this as an accidental fall,” Novi Police Lt. Jason Meier said. “There was a fireworks malfunction and several people were fleeing a hot tub, including Matiss. It appears he slipped and fell getting out of the hot tub and hit his head on the concrete. There’s still an autopsy scheduled for (Monday) and we’re still investigating, but right now it just looks like a tragic accident.”
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