Witness Recounts Frantic Bid to Save Sports Writer Grant Wahl After Shock World Cup Collapse

Dec 11 2022 by The Daily Beast

 
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A journalist who witnessed sportswriter Grant Wahl collapse before his death early Saturday has recounted the chaotic scramble to save him.

Josh Glancy, a correspondent for The Sunday Times, wrote a piece for the Times detailing those final moments during the Argentina vs Netherlands match in Qatar. He said “it had been the game of the tournament,” when he suddenly heard a voice calling for a medic from the press box.

Glancy said he and others...

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