Student, 21, dies just days after getting what he thought was ‘fresher’s flu’

When 21-year-old Lucas Martin fell ill in September 2023, he and his family assumed it was just “a really bad virus.”

But tragically, they were soon forced to say goodbye to the young man.

Now, his family is speaking out about the symptoms he experienced, hoping to raise awareness and prevent similar tragedies.

A stark warning
A young family in the UK is grieving the sudden loss of 21-year-old Lucas Martin, a recent University of Liverpool graduate, who died from meningitis just days after showing what his family thought were typical “fresher’s flu” symptoms.

The tragedy has left loved ones heartbroken and issuing a stark warning to other students and young adults about how quickly the illness can turn fatal.

Lucas, who had recently completed a degree in international business, began experiencing headaches, fever, and fatigue in early September 2023.

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“Looking back, the only thing that could have changed things would have been that knowledge of meningitis,” his brother Connor Martin told the BBC. “It felt like a really bad virus he had, but none of us thought it could be meningitis.”

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