Gatorade bottle knocks teen unconscious?

A freak accident with a nearly empty plastic sports-drink bottle knocked a teen football player unconscious and put him in the hospital. Braden McMonigle, a 16-year-old junior who plays receiver on the Monroe High varsity team, was in good condition Tuesday at Miami Valley Hospital.

Initially, paramedics feared he had suffered a serious head injury, so a helicopter flew him to the hospital Monday afternoon, said Arnol Elam, Monroe schools' superintendent. The incident, occurred after a team meeting, left McMonigle's teammates and school officials stunned and puzzled.

Elam said he saw the plastic Gatorade bottle that a teammate nonchalantly tossed over his shoulder. The bottle struck McMonigle in the forehead, above his eye. Elam was incredulous that the bottle - which had only about a quarter-inch of liquid left in it - knocked McMonigle unconscious. "It's so odd that that would cause that much damage," Elam said. "He's out there playing football, and we play some pretty physical teams. So to think that a Gatorade bottle could cause this, it's just unbelievable."

No discipline was anticipated against the student who tossed the bottle, Elam said, because there is no sign that he intended to hurt anyone. Article here.