‘Fit and healthy’ professional wrestler, 19, dies from coronavirus

The devastated mother and father of a ‘match and wholesome’ teenager have instructed how he died simply 48 hours after testing constructive for coronavirus. 

Professional wrestler Cameron Wellington, 19, from Walsall in Birmingham, was recognized with Covid-19 final Tuesday. 

By Wednesday evening his mom Jane had rushed him to Walsall Manor Hospital amid issues over his quickly declining respiratory.

She dropped {the teenager} – recognized to household and associates as Cam – on the doorways to A&E and promised to fetch him after he was assessed.

But an hour later the mother-of-six obtained a telephone name from employees to say his oxygen ranges had plummeted and he ‘wasn’t anticipated to final an hour’.

He was placed on dialysis and positioned within the ITU, the place he fought exhausting for his life. Medics operated on his lungs and he was then rushed to Glenfield Hospital in Leicester for specialist care.

There, surgeons operated on his coronary heart however shortly afterwards Cameron died – lower than two days after he first examined constructive for the virus.

His devastated mother and father Jane and Norman had been by his facet.

Cameron – an expert wrestler who started his coaching at an early age with Pro Wrestling Live – leaves behind heartbroken siblings Rebecca, Ryan, Logan, Lucy and Mia.

The household, who reside within the Mossley space of Walsall, mentioned Cameron was well-known and cherished by many. As nicely as being a passionate wrestler he was a proficient artist.

Cameron (centre) – an expert wrestler who started his coaching at an early age with Pro Wrestling Live – leaves behind heartbroken siblings Rebecca, Ryan, Logan, Lucy and Mia

His mother and father mentioned he had a ‘cracking profession’ forward of him – and have now urged everybody to ‘take the virus significantly’.

Devastated Jane instructed BirminghamLive: ‘The entire scenario has come as an enormous shock to us. Cam was chubby however he was match and in any other case wholesome.

‘My husband was recognized with Covid final Monday.

‘Both Cameron and I then developed signs and examined constructive the next day.

‘At first Cam had a cough, however his situation shortly received worse. Cam was adamant he was fantastic however I might inform – the color was draining from him.

‘I referred to as the physician who suggested I take him to A&E on the Manor Hospital.

‘I drove him there on Wednesday night and gave him a be aware to move to the employees as, by that time, he was too breathless to talk.

‘I instructed him I’d see him once more quickly and I went residence to Mossley. But inside an hour I had one other name – Cam’s oxygen ranges had plummeted to 10 per-cent. He was placed on oxygen and positioned right into a coma in ITU.

His mom Jane had rushed her son to Walsall Manor Hospital amid issues over his quickly declining respiratory

‘The hospital instructed us they did not suppose he’d final an hour. He did – he battled again – they put him on dialysis and his oxygen ranges began to select again up. 

‘Because of his age they wished to provide him an actual probability. His lungs had been operated on – they had been actually making an attempt to maintain him alive. He was then despatched as much as Glenfield Hospital in Leicester for extra specialist care.

‘In the early hours of Thursday he had one other operation, this time on his coronary heart.

‘At 9.20am we had a Skype name from the hospital, they confirmed us Cameron on the display screen and suggested us to move as much as the hospital.

‘They allowed us to go in and sit with him. We needed to put on protecting fits, masks, hats, gloves and vizors. We spent a number of hours with him earlier than he handed away at 2.50pm.’

Jane added: ‘We as a household are completely heartbroken and but immensely pleased with him. He put up an enormous struggle. Before lockdown he was in talks to journey to Japan for his wrestling.

‘He had a cracking profession forward of him and he was a massively proficient artist. He was good at each single factor he turned his hand to.

‘We as a household at the moment are coming to phrases with what occurred.’ 

Cameron was a former scholar of Wednesfield High School and Jubilee Academy in Mossley.

His father Norman mentioned: ‘He was a bubbly, vibrant, joyful particular person. Everyone warmed to him. He cherished wrestling with a ardour.

‘He began doing it when he was 12 or 13 so fairly a number of years in the past. He labored his means up by means of the junior class and into the senior class. I simply need him again.’

A GoFundMe web page has been set as much as elevate cash for Cameron’s funeral at https://www.gofundme.com/f/cameron-wellington039s.