May 09, 2021 - 7:00 PM
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 Sheriffâs 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 couldnât, so they called off the search.
Cohenâs family filed a missing-person report with the police department Saturday night, according to Curry, and officers started looking for him again Sunday morning.
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The twin brother of Bears running back Tarik Cohen was found dead Sunday in North Carolina.
Tyrell Cohen, 25, is believed to have died of electrocution while climbing a power substation in Raleigh, N.C., Wake County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Eric Curry said. No foul player is suspected, the Raleigh Police Department said.
“I lost my brother , my twin, myself,” Tarik Cohen tweeted Monday “What a great man he was. I’m glad i got to express just how much I love him while he was here.”
Tarik Cohen sent out social media messages on Saturday looking for help in finding his brother, whom he said was in a single-car accident early Saturday morning. Cohen said then that he was possibly injured, and was wearing a red shirt, black pants and white shoes. He has since deleted the tweet.
RALEIGH, N.C. The brother of a Chicago Bears player was found dead at a North Carolina electrical substation on Sunday, authorities said.
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.
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.
Deputies: Brother of NFL player electrocuted in North Carolina
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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.
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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.