Autopsy:
Teen runner from
Wis. had genetic disease
November 6,
2009
WESTON - An autopsy has found a
genetic disorder in the 14-year-old D.C. Everest Junior High
student who died in September during cross country practice.
The Marathon County Medical
Examiner's office says Thursday that Forrest Goetsch of
rural Wausau died from complications of Ehlers-Danlos
Syndrome.
EDS is characterized by
defective connective tissue that supports skin, muscle and
ligaments.
A preliminary autopsy done
shortly after his death Sept. 21 indicated Goetsch's death
was from cardiac-related natural causes.
