MATAGORDA COUNTY, Texas - A local high school student has died after being found in 'medical distress' on Friday morning.
According to the Matagorda County Sheriff's Office, deputies responded to Tidehaven High School just before 8 a.m. in reference to a student in 'medical distress'.
The student was taken to a hospital in Bay City but did not survive. The student was a 17-year-old senior.
An autopsy has been ordered to determine a cause of death.
Tidehaven ISD released the following statement: