Man dies day after collapsing at the arena
A Kenton man died on Monday after he collapsed Sunday while training at a Dyersburg amateur wrestling arena.
Nick Halpin, 28, was reportedly practicing moves with several other individuals when he fell unconscious. A 911 call Sunday from the New Blood Wrestling arena noted Halpin was suffering from heat exhaustion.
An ambulance transported him to Dyersburg Regional Medical and he was sent by helicopter to The Regional Medical Center in Memphis. Halpin reportedly died after never returning to consciousness.
The Dyersburg Police Department Criminal Investigation Division interviewed people involved with the incident, which occurred at the rear of the Juke Box Café at 1901 St. John Ave.
The promotion company posted a eulogy on its Web site on Thursday noting the incident:
"This past Sunday afternoon, during a training session at the NBW Arena, a young man fell unconscious ..."
Halpin reportedly had recently taken an interest in wrestling and on Sunday had taken part in his first training session.
