09-05-2025
Bay Village community holds vigil honoring student who died after lacrosse injury
BAY VILLAGE, Ohio (WJW) – The Bay Village community came together Thursday night, still reeling from the tragic loss of Bay High School student Dylan Veselic, who died after an accident during a lacrosse game.
Family members, teammates, friends, parents and the Bay High School community packed St. Raphael Catholic Church for a prayer service and vigil.
The service was led by Fr. Dan Schlegel, the pastor at St. Raphael Catholic Church, who said the Veselics are members of the church.
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The teen was injured during a lacrosse game at Olmsted Falls on Tuesday night and was hospitalized in critical condition.
The Bay Village City School District shared that he passed away Thursday morning.
The sudden and unexpected nature of his death has left a community in shock as they try to come to terms with this unthinkable tragedy.
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Flowers and Post-It notes cover his locker at school and families of student-athletes are laying lacrosse sticks outside their front doors to show support for the Veselic family.
The school district has been making counselors and specialists available to families and students to work through their grief.
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