(CNN) The death of a promising 17-year-old athlete from Deerfield Beach, Florida, has been ruled a suicide, the medical examiner said Tuesday.

Bryce Gowdy was struck and killed by a train on Monday, a week before he was due to join Georgia Tech's football team.

A standout wide receiver on his high school football team, Gowdy was transported to Broward Health North after a pedestrian accident involving a train, according to the Broward County Sheriff's office. He died at the hospital.

The Broward County Medical Examiner's office has ruled the manner of death as suicide, listing the cause as blunt force injuries.

Gowdy finished classes at Deerfield Beach High School a semester early so he could start classes and join Georgia Tech's football team on January 6, the school said in a statement.

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