Jul 22, 2021
Luke Combs has paid for the funeral expenses of the three men who died at Faster Horses Festival.
Dawson Brown, Kole Sova and Richie Mays Jr. were found dead at a campground near the festival. Officials said the cause appeared to be carbon monoxide poisoning from a nearby generator.
A publicist for Combs confirmed that he had paid for the funerals but said Combs did not wish to provide any further comment.
Arthur-Day Funeral Home Office Manager Debbie Branham said the community support both locally and nationally has been overwhelming.
A GoFundMe page has already raised close to $58,000.
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This past weekend one of Michigan s biggest music festivals, Faster Horses, was held in Brooklyn at Michigan International Speedway.
Tragically, several individuals lost their lives while attending the country music festival. According to the authorities, five men in their early twenties were found unresponsive in their camper Saturday (July 17) afternoon.
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Upon arrival, medics began CPR; however, three of the men were pronounced dead at the scene. The other two men were taken to the hospital to be treated for carbon monoxide poisoning. Investigators believe a generator near the camper was the cause.
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Jul 22, 2021
Luke Combs has paid for the funeral expenses of the three men who died at Faster Horses Festival.
Dawson Brown, Kole Sova and Richie Mays Jr. were found dead at a campground near the festival. Officials said the cause appeared to be carbon monoxide poisoning from a nearby generator.
A publicist for Combs confirmed that he had paid for the funerals but said Combs did not wish to provide any further comment.
Arthur-Day Funeral Home Office Manager Debbie Branham said the community support both locally and nationally has been overwhelming.
A GoFundMe page has already raised close to $58,000.
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Country star Luke Combs has paid the funeral expenses for three men who died after apparently inhaling carbon monoxide inside a trailer parked at a Michigan music festival that the singer headlined last weekend, according to reports.
The three men, identified as Dawson Brown, 20; Kole Sova, 19; and Richie Mays Jr., 20, were found dead inside the trailer at the Faster Horses Festival in Brooklyn, Michigan, on Saturday, FOX 2 of Detroit reported.
Investigators said the three men most likely suffered carbon monoxide poisoning from a portable generator that was too close to their trailer.
Country Star Luke Combs Pays Funerals of Fans Who Died at Faster Horses
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Three young men, that had been friends since high school, passed away after exposure to carbon monoxide while they were attending Faster Horses Music Festival in Brooklyn, Michigan, last weekend. They young men, Kole Sova, Dawson Brown, and Richie Mays were all found dead inside their travel trailer on Saturday. Their two other friends were taken to the hospital in critical condition.
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GoFundMe for the men has already been set up, and has raised nearly $60,000 so far, one of the major headliners of the 3 day festival is stepping-up to do more for the families of those lost.