15-year-old high school football player tragically dies after tree falls on him during severe storm

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A 15-year-old high school football player was killed by a falling tree during a severe storm in Anderson, South Carolina on Monday. 

Evan Kinley was getting out of his car in his grandparents’ driveway along Arnold Drive near Kings Road around 5 p.m. on Monday, as he was checking in on them. He was walking toward the garage when a large tree was uprooted during the storm and fell on him. 

First responders tried their best to cut away at the tree and get Kinley out, but they determined he had passed away from his injuries after reaching him. The Anderson County Coroner’s Office ruled the death accidental due to the severe weather, per FOX Carolina. 

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Evan Kinley, 15, was an avid outdoorsman who enjoyed to hunt and fish. (Kinley Family)

Kinley was a sophomore at T.L. Hanna High School, and the student body is trying to grieve through his loss. 

"For them, the [football] team and that family, dealing with that tragedy is just imaginable," Kyle Newton, Communications for Anderson District 5, told WSPA 7NEWS. 

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"Any time that you have a student pass away, it’s hard on the school and the district and the family. You just can’t imagine what they’re going through right now."

Anderson School District 5 superintendent Brenda Kelly also released a statement following Kinley’s death. 

Evan Kinley loved to fish, while also being a junior volunteer firefighter for the Broadway Fire Department. (Kinley Family)

"Our thoughts and prayers are with his family at this time, and additional support staff members will serve at TL Hanna tomorrow to