An Ohio teen with a new heart died as he arrived for the first day of school

A 13-year-old in Goshen, Ohio collapsed and ultimately died late Thursday as he arrived for his first day of school, according to our affiliate WKRC. Peyton West was born with hypoplastic left heart syndrome, a heart defect. West reportedly received a new heart last March, successfully replacing the half version of the muscle he started his life with.

The Ohio teenager arrived at school Thursday, according to WKRC, only to collapse as he left his brother’s car.

“We don’t know why,” Corey West, who is Peyton West’s father, said of his son’s death. “He went to bed, no problems. He woke up, no problems, being his goofy self.”

“We don’t understand it but we know God has a purpose and Peyton touched so many lives in just his short time here.”

Twitter users on Friday voiced sadness over Peyton West's death, which reportedly occurred on his first day of eighth grade.

Corey West said his son was so excited to return to Goshen Middle School he skipped a FC Cincinnati game late Wednesday to attend an open house there instead. WKRC reported late Thursday that Peyton West’s classmates and members of the community gathered at the football field in Goshen to pray for his family.

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