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.
Originally posted on Sportsnaut | By Vincent Frank | Last updated 5/9/21
Chicago Bears running back Tarik Cohen and his family are facing yet another unbelievable tragedy on this Mother’s Day holiday.
According to multiple media reports, Cohen’s twin brother was found dead at a Duke Energy substation in North Carolina Sunday morning.
“Police identified Tyrell Antar Cohen, 25, after he was reported missing and later found dead at the Duke Energy substation,” a local ABC News affiliate in North Carolina reported. “Deputies with the Wake County Sheriff’s Office responded to the Duke Energy substation around 9 a.m. after an employee found Cohen’s body inside the perimeter.”
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.
Twin brother, 25, of Chicago Bears running back Tarik Cohen is fatally electrocuted climbing a substation to escape the scene of a car crash
Tyrell Antar Cohen is believed to have died by electrocution while trying to climb power equipment, Wake County sheriff s deputies said
Tyrell, who is the twin brother of Chicago Bears running back, Tarik Cohen, is said to have 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
He was reported missing by family Saturday night and police started new search