As high school football players around the country return to practice, a heatwave has blanketed much of the United States.

Tragically, in Omaha, a high school player has died as a result of heatstroke, per a report from WOWT 6 News.

The player, Omaha South High School OL Drake Geiger, was only 16 years old. Per his father, Geiger collapsed after the first session at Tuesday’s practice:

“The coach called me, said they did their first 10-minute drill, and he went up got a drink, came back, sat down, and fell over. Said he had only been at practice 10 minutes… said the EMTs were there taking him up to UNMC,” said Scott Hoffman, Drake’s dad. “We got up there, doctor came and told us he was extremely overheated, and he was very, very sick.”

Weather reports from the area on Tuesday had the heat index between 106-108 degrees. Tuesday was Geiger’s first practice of his 11th grade season.

A spokesperson for the district issued a response to the tragedy:

“We care deeply about our students,” a spokesperson said in the district’s response Wednesday, noting privacy concerns limited what they could share.