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State investigators have found nothing wrong with how James Griffin the Orange County medic who responded to 17-year-old Atlas Fraley's 911 call treated the football player.

Griffin's treatment of the teen was being investigated by the Office of Emergency Medical Services following Fraley's death hours after he was examined.

In a letter to Griffin sent May 22 and in a 65-page report the board said no action against his paramedic credential was recommended after reviewing information and interviewing Griffin and others.

Fraley17 died Aug. 12 after an Orange County paramedic responded to his complaints of muscle cramps and dehydration following a football scrimmage.

James Griffin a paramedic who resigned 15 days after Fraley's death told him to hydrate and work out his cramps.

Fraley was surrounded by bottles of water and Gatorade when he was discovered by his parents on the household floor when they returned home that night" according to reports.

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