Boy dies playing basketball at Rocky Boy

Editor’s note: While officials have not yet released the name, family members of Reece Morsette of Rocky Boy, 15, have identified him as the youth who died Thursday.

Rocky Boy Police said a boy died Wednesday night after having a seizure while playing basketball at Little Bear Gymnasium at Stone Child College.

Lt. J.D. Cabanas said this morning he believes the deceased was a teenager. He said officers responded to the call at 7 p.m.

Cabanas said the deceased was taken by ambulance with a police escort to Northern Montana Hospital.

He said paramedics tried to revive the teenager by performing CPR en route to the hospital, but the efforts were unsuccessful.

The name of the boy had not been released pending notification of family by print deadline this morning.