Man googled heart attack symptoms only to be found dead hours later

Sep 24, 2013 - 20:17
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Man googled heart attack symptoms only to be found dead hours later
Police at the scene where the man was found dead in his car. Picture: Screengrab/WoodTV

A MAN found dead inside his car at a university parking lot had googled chest pain symptoms just hours before he died.

The 38-year-old was found dead inside his car, where he had been living, at Grand Valley State University, Michigan yesterday.

Police said the man, identified as Phu Quoc Theiu Tran, had died oveight from cardiovascular disease.

His body was found by a university security staff member.

It is understood he was a student at Grand Rapids Community College and had been using the university’s computer lab just hours before he was found.

Police confirmed he had been googling symptoms related to heart attacks.

“It appears that he had been using the university’s computer lab and was researching health issues, actually specific symptoms of a health problem, which may give us an indication of what was going on, ” Lt. Patrick Merrill told CBS Local News.

It is understood he then got back into his car before covering himself with a blanket and passing away, WoodTV reported.

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