Medical Call at Woodsville High School for 16-Year-Old

This is a developing story. Details are preliminary and subject to change as more information becomes available.

At approximately 10:30 AM on Saturday, emergency responders were dispatched to Woodsville High School at 9 High Street in Woodsville for a medical emergency. Initial reports indicated that a 16-year-old male had passed out during a graduation ceremony. By the time Woodsville Ambulance arrived, the teen was reported to be conscious and alert. Police on scene directed EMS to a medical tent, where the patient was receiving attention. The cause of the fainting episode has not been released.

At approximately 10:50 AM, Woodsville Ambulance 3 cleared the scene. The patient had signed a refusal of transport and planned to go to the hospital on their own, according to first responders.

Photo: U.S. Army TSAE by Elena Baladelli (Wikimedia Commons, Public domain). Photo is illustrative and not from the scene.