Coach Delayed Making 911 Call
A Michigan coach waited more than an hour before calling 911 the night wrestler Jeff Reese collapsed and later died, police, morgue and ambulance records indicate.
Reese, 21, died Dec. 9 after trying to lose 12 pounds in one day, according to the Washtenaw County medical examiner’s report obtained by The Detroit News.
Reese had exercised for two hours in a 92-degree room while wearing a rubber suit. He became dizzy and lightheaded about 7 p.m., but the coach did not call for help until 8:04 p.m., the newpaper reported in a Wednesday story.