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LAS VEGAS — A newly-released 911 telephone signaling from the nighttime of a UNLV fraternity's amateur foundation boxing lawsuit is shining much airy connected what happened successful the moments aft a subordinate collapsed.
He died days later.
Nathan Valencia, 20, died connected Nov. 23 aft taking portion successful a boxing lucifer connected Nov. 19.
His decease was ruled a homicide by the coroner's office.
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department told 13 Action News successful a statement, "Although Mr. Valencia's decease is tragic, the circumstances surrounding his decease are not criminal, and nary charges volition beryllium filed."
The bureau says the explanation of homicide is "an enactment of a quality sidesplitting different person" and that it did not person accusation that determination is immoderate criminality connected the portion of the venue.
Meanwhile, the Nevada State Athletic Commission investigates the "fight night" event.
Below is simply a transcript of the 911 telephone obtained by 13 Action News and provided by Clark County. The transcript has been shortened for clarity, and parts of the signaling person been redacted, per HIPAA.
Caller: We are astatine the Sahara Event Center. There's a roller hockey rink. We request medics present similar close now.
911 Operator: What's the fig that you're calling from? What happened?
Caller: So we're hosting a combat nighttime for a fraternity's charity, and thing happened, and we're not definite what happened. There's a combat that broke out, and 1 of the fighters, like, really got injured. The code is 800 Karen Avenue, Las Vegas, Nevada, 89109.
Operator: All right, truthful I conscionable privation to marque sure, like, erstwhile you said you guys are holding a combat event, this wasn't similar an assault, correct?
Caller: No. No, not an assault.
Operator: All right. Are you with the diligent close now?
Caller: Yes.
Operator: I person assistance already started, OK? Just a mates of questions. Is determination immoderate superior bleeding?
[redacted]
Operator: Is helium wholly alert?
[redacted]
Operator: Alright, truthful I person paramedics already connected the way, OK? Just enactment connected the line. I'll archer you precisely what to bash next. Just marque definite not to bash not determination him unless helium is successful danger.
[inaudible]
Caller: He's successful the ring. We lone person 8 radical present successful the ring. Everyone other is out. We person nurses here, but we need, like, existent medical.
Operator: I understand, and they're already connected the way, OK? They are coming to you guys, lights and sirens. Just marque definite thing -
Caller: Do you cognize however long?
Operator: Well, they're coming lights and siren, and truthful it's conscionable going to beryllium a abbreviated clip betwixt erstwhile they get there, okay? They're not excessively acold from you guys. Just thing for him to devour oregon drink. That mightiness marque him sick oregon origin further problems.
Caller: They said to springiness him water. Like, tons of water.
Operator: No, no, nary — bash not.
Caller: No water!
Operator: And past bash not determination him unless it's perfectly necessary. OK?
Caller: OK.
Operator: Alright, I'm going to spell up and enactment connected the enactment with you, okay? As agelong arsenic I can. Just ticker him intimately and look for immoderate changes.
Around the five-minute people of the call, the relation says, "It looks similar the ambulance is there. They're going to drawback your equipment, and they'll beryllium close in. I request you to archer maine arsenic soon arsenic they're inside."
About 1 infinitesimal later, the caller is heard saying, "Oh my god, did helium get deed with thing or? Is the main lawsuit of the combat that happened the past event? If we're being honest, I was successful the VIP section, and past a national combat benignant of broke, but everyone's good there. And then, each of a sudden, he's connected the floor."
Around six minutes and 30 seconds, the caller asks, "Why did I person to beryllium the 1 to telephone 9-1-1?"
The relation reassures her by saying, "Because you are the astir calm 1 to bash it for me."
At six minutes and 50 seconds, the caller confirms, "Okay, the paramedics are here."
The "fight night" was organized by the Kappa Sigma fraternity, which has had its activities suspended portion the incidental is investigated. Its planetary office is besides reviewing whether the section section followed interior policies and standards.
UNLV has since announced it volition commencement looking into caller information protocols going forward. The assemblage has much than 300 pupil groups, and it is presently reviewing the information of each of them.
Scripps' Vegas presumption KTNV archetypal reported this story.
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