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Tyrell Cohen, who is the brother of Chicago Bears running back Tarik Cohen, has died at the age of 25.
News & Observer reported the news, noting he was found dead in Wake County, North Carolina. Wake County sheriff s office spokesperson Eric Curry said Cohen died because he was electrocuted as he attempted to climb power equipment at an electrical substation.
The Bears released a statement on Cohen s death:
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Curry also provided something of a timeline.
Cohen reportedly fled the scene of a car accident early Saturday morning, and Raleigh Police Department officers could not find him and stopped searching. The Cohen family filed a missing-person report Saturday night, which prompted police to start searching again.
Tyrell Cohen, twin brother of Bears RB Tarik Cohen, found dead at age 25 Published: May 09, 2021 at 09:14 PM Copied!
RALEIGH, N.C. The brother of a Chicago Bears player was found dead at a North Carolina electrical substation on Sunday, authorities said.
The News & Observer reports that Tyrell Antar Cohen, brother of running back Tarik Cohen, is believed to have died by electrocution while trying to climb power equipment, according to Wake County Sheriff s Office spokesperson Eric Curry.
Curry said Tyrell Cohen fled the scene of a car accident in Raleigh early Saturday morning. Police tried to locate the 25-year-old but couldn t, so they called off the search.
May 9, 2021
The brother of a Bears player was found dead at a North Carolina electrical substation on Sunday, authorities said.
The News & Observer reports that Tyrell Antar Cohen, twin brother of running back Tarik Cohen, is believed to have died by electrocution while trying to climb power equipment, according to Wake County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Eric Curry.
Curry said Tyrell Cohen fled the scene of a car accident in Raleigh early Saturday morning. Police tried to locate the 25-year-old but couldn’t, so they called off the search.
Cohen’s family filed a missing-person report with the police department Saturday night, according to Curry, and officers started looking for him again Sunday morning.