timster Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 BOSTON - A 27-year-old man died in a Nantucket diving accident, hours after he raised $100,000 for a Lou Gehrig's disease charity in honor of his friend who inspired the "ice-bucket challenge" viral sensation. Nantucket Police tell The Boston Globe that Corey Griffin dove into the water from the "Juice Guys" building at around 2 a.m. Saturday. An off-duty lifeguard was nearby and recovered Griffin, who was pronounced dead at a hospital at 3 a.m. Griffin's family says he was friends with former Boston College baseball player Pete Frates, whose family and friends launched the ice-bucket challenge to raise awareness and funds for charity. Twenty-nine-year-old Frates was diagnosed with the neurodegenerative disease, also known as ALS, in 2012. The movement has taken off around the country recently, with numerous athletes taking part in the challenge, in which they dunk a bucket of ice water on their head, challenge others to do the same (usually within 24 hours), record the event, and then post the video to social media. According to the ALS Association's website, the organization has raised more than $13 million ? compared to $1.7 million over the same period a year ago ? and added nearly 260,000 donors as of Sunday night thanks to the movement. Shortly after raising the $100,000, Griffin phoned his father Robert, ecstatic with the news. "He was the happiest guy in the world," Robert Griffin told The Boston Globe of his son's call. "He called me last night and told me he was in paradise." http://www.610cktb.com/news/2014/08/20/co-founder-of-popular-ice-bucket-challenge-dies-in-apparent-drowning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
compl3x Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 Any other news outlets reporting this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timster Posted August 20, 2014 Author Share Posted August 20, 2014 Any other news outlets reporting this? http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/obituaries/2014/08/19/corey-griffin-left-his-mark-everything-from-friendship-philanthropy/ahbexfXQNqgIbaWTJ3nEtN/story.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/als-ice-bucket-challenge-cofounder-corey-griffin-drowns-aged-27-9681129.html http://hollywoodlife.com/2014/08/19/corey-griffin-dead-ice-bucket-challenge-co-founder-dies-drowning/ http://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/co-founder-ice-bucket-challenge-dies-4079308 http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/ice-bucket-challenge-co-founder-corey-griffin-drowns-diving-tragedy-1461982 http://metro.co.uk/2014/08/20/co-founder-of-ice-bucket-challenge-corey-griffin-drowns-at-the-age-of-27-4840089/ http://www.news.com.au/technology/online/ice-bucket-challenge-cofounder-corey-griffin-drowns-in-nantucket-after-diving-off-a-wharf/story-fnjwnhzf-1227031379609 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
compl3x Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 OK. I just thought it might be a hoax. A guy who co-founds a challenge which involves dumping water over your head drowns. . . It's just so... I don't want to say ironic because I'm not entirely sure it is, but let let's just call it that, for the lack of a better or more accurate term. Ironman273 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ironman273 Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 OK. I just thought it might be a hoax. A guy who co-founds a challenge which involves dumping water over your head drowns. . . It's just so... I don't want to say ironic because I'm not entirely sure it is, but let let's just call it that, for the lack of a better or more accurate term. It's exactly the same thing I thought coming into this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vcfan Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 who will be the first person killed doing the ice bucket challenge though? ive seen some close calls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
compl3x Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 ^ holy crap. I winced at that one. That could have easily snapped her neck. Or messed up that little kid pretty bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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