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Health officials in Indiana said Saturday they are investigating whether anyone was exposed to COVID-19 by Alabama residents following Friday night’s death of a Crimson Tide fan who was in Indianapolis for the NCAA Tournament last weekend.
Luke Ratliff, a 23-year-old Alabama student, died after a brief illness, his father,
Bryan Ratliff, told
The Tuscaloosa News.
Alabama basketball players and coaches console Bryan and Pam Ratliff during a memorial for their son Luke Ratliff, on the steps of Coleman Coliseum on Saturday, April 3, 2021. (Gary Cosby Jr./The Tuscaloosa News via AP)
The newspaper, citing multiple sources it did not identify, reported Ratliff died of complications related to COVID-19. The elder Ratliff could not immediately be reached for comment Saturday by
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