Corey Griffin, 27, co-founder of the ice-bucket challenge sensation supporting ALS research, dies in diving accident off of Nantucket; funeral services were held Thursday.
Modified Date:
Wed, 09/24/2014 - 5:21pmAccident Date:
Saturday, August 16, 2014
Ice bucket challenge co-founder laid to rest after drowning in diving accident
Corey Griffin drowned Saturday in a Nantucket diving accident, just hours after fundraising $100,000 for the ALS Association, a Lou Gehrig's disease charity.
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Griffin was friends with Boston College baseball player Pete Frates, whose diagnosis with ALS inspired the ice bucket challenge.
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Griffin, who worked in finance, had been on the island to raise $100,000 for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis research.
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Corey Griffin, one founder of the recent ice-bucket ALS challenge, killed in a Nantucket diving accident on August 16.
Type: Other Type of Accident
Topics:
Celebrity AccidentsPeople Involved:
Corey Griffin
City:
Nantucket, MACounty:
Nantucket County, MAArea:
Boston, MA
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