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Youth sports umpire dies from heat stroke in South Carolina: Reports
(NewsNation) — A youth sports umpire died last weekend from heat stroke after passing out during a softball tournament in South Carolina, reports said.
Mitchell Huggins, 61, was officiating a game on Saturday when he collapsed. Temperatures during the tournament had reached close to 91 degrees.
Pamela Rufus, Huggins’ sister, said witnesses tried to resuscitate him before first responders arrived. After being rushed to the hospital, Huggins regained consciousness before passing out again. He was later pronounced dead.
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Huggins’ cause of death has been preliminarily ruled as heat stroke, according to the Sumter County Coroner’s Office.
A GoFundMe has been set up to support Huggins’ family.
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