He died after being struck in the head by a ball softball

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VANCOUVER | the father of A family of 32-year-old is dead after being struck behind the head by a ball during a game of softball on the island of Vancouver, British Columbia.

Chris Godfrey, a 32-year-old, who lived in Courtenay, has been injured during a tournament benefit held August 19 at the Lewis park of this municipality of the island of Vancouver, reported the Vancouver Sun.

The tragedy happened when the victim, who ran towards first base after hitting the ball, has received the object (a relay) behind the head during the game.

Mr. Godfrey has been operated on the brain and was maintained on artificial life support since his hospitalization in a critical condition. According to the newspaper, he was not wearing a helmet, which is not rare in softball, but league local would want to make this mandatory protection in the wake of this fatal accident.

Since then, friends and members of the family of this father of a one year-old daughter named Faith have launched a fundraising campaign to support his spouse bereaved, Amanda. On Friday noon, on the site GoFundMe, donations amounted to over $ 42 000 on a goal of $50,000.

According to the words accompanying the fundraising campaign, Mr. Godfrey passed away peacefully in hospital in the presence of his family.