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Young boy dies after fight at US trampoline park

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The family and loved ones of a 10-year-old boy are demanding answers after he died following a fight at a US trampoline park.

Anthony Duran was playing basketball with other children at the Rockin' Jump Trampoline Park in Merced, California mid-last week when he and another child got into a brief fight, Merced Police said.

Anthony collapsed and the other child fled.

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Anthony Duran has died following a brief fight at a US trampoline park. GoFundMe

Bystanders rendered first aid including CPR, until Anthony could be taken to hospital, where he later died.

Police have since identified the child Anthony had fought with and said they had been in contact with their parents throughout the investigation.

Police said an autopsy was underway to determine the cause of death.

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Family and friends of Anthony Duran protesting outside the park are demanding answers. KFSN/CNN

"He played football. He was in boxing. He just finished basketball. He had no health problems," family friend Nellie Barragan told CNN via KFSN.

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"That's what they're saying is that maybe it was a medical condition. It was not."

Aunt Angela Reyes said action needed to be taken.

"He's gone, and he's not coming back. Why? Why are they taking this long to do something?" she told Fox26.

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