Boy, 10, dies of complications from the flu

A 10-year-old boy from Connecticut died suddenly over the weekend from complications of the flu.

Nico Mallozzi, of New Canaan, traveled to Buffalo, New York over the weekend to play in a hockey tournament.

He never did play hockey, instead, his mother took him to Oishei Children's Hospital in Buffalo, where he later died.

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An autopsy revealed that Mallozzi had the flu, influenza type B.  The illness got worse and led to pneumonia, then to sepsis, according to the medical examiner's office.

Mallozzi was a fourth-grader at New Canaan School District.  As a precaution, custodians have been performing extra cleanings at all school buildings.

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Mallozzi played for the Connecticut RoughRiders Hockey Club and the club posted a message on its website, offering prayers to his family.

Connecticut RoughRiders Hockey Club 
"It is with a heavy heart that the entire CT rough riders organization (players, family, coaches and managers) shares the news of the sudden passing of one of our 07 players, Nico Mallozzi.

Our thoughts and prayers are with the Mallozzi family right now.

It is a very sad day for all of us, Nico was a great kid wiht a great smile and he will be missed greatly.

A GoFundMe page has been set up to help the Mallozzi family.  You can find out more information about the fund here.

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