MU releases O'Neal timeline

The MU Athletic Department released a timeline late Friday morning, detailing the events leading up to the death of MU football player Aaron O'Neal after a voluntary practice on July 12.

The timeline, in its entirety, is shown below. According to an MU media release,

the timeline, while not definitive, is an "estimation

based on the best information available to the institution at this time."

 

 

• 1:30 p.m.: Voluntary summer conditioning workout session began at Faurot

   

  Field.

   

• 2:35 p.m.: Conditioning drills ended, with all players completing the workout.

 

 

• 2:39 p.m.: Aaron O'Neal went to the ground, as captured by a newspaper

   

  photographer in attendance, after completing stretching drills. He then joined

  his teammates in a huddle before the group dispersed.

   

• 2:43 p.m.: Aaron (O'Neal) began walking to the game day locker room located

   

  underneath the south stands of Memorial Stadium, and was assisted by a teammate,

  as documented by a photographer in attendance.

   

• 2:45-2:57 p.m.: Aaron was in the locker room with a teammate and an athletic

   

  staff member.

   

• 2:57-3:00 p.m. Aaron was carried out of the locker room by a teammate and

   

  athletic staff member into the front seat of an awaiting truck located in

  the parking lot south of the locker room.

   

• 3:03 p.m.: Vehicle arrives at the sports medicine facility in the Tom Taylor

   

  building.

   

• 3:08 p.m.: Paramedics called via 911 from the sports medicine offices.

 

 

• 3:14 p.m.: Ambulance arrives at Taylor building and assumes primary care.

 

 

• 3:30 p.m.: Ambulance arrives at University Hospital.