Bodybuilder's Last Words to GF: 'I Love You. Goodbye.'

Dallas McCarver, aka 'Big Country,' has died at 26, apparently from choking on food
By Linda Hervieux,  Newser Staff
Posted Aug 23, 2017 9:55 AM CDT
Updated Aug 26, 2017 11:14 AM CDT
Bodybuilder Dallas McCarver Dead From Choking: Report
Dallas McCarver is dead at 26.   (Facebook)

Champion bodybuilder Dallas "Big Country" McCarver is dead after apparently choking on food, TMZ reports. A friend found the 26-year-old unconscious at his Florida home just after midnight on Tuesday, per McCarver's girlfriend, the WWE star Dana Brooke. She says she spoke to McCarver shortly before he died as he was about to make dinner. His last words to her were, "I love you. Goodbye." Law enforcement sources tell TMZ there were no signs of foul play. No cause of death was given. TMZ notes McCarver had worked out earlier on Monday with 160-pound dumbbells and appeared to be fine.

Bodybuilding.com reports that McCarver's roommate and training partner, Josh Lenartowicz, found him facedown in the kitchen with food in his mouth. He failed to revive him and called paramedics. In March, McCarver collapsed on stage at the Arnold Classic, but he later appeared to be recovered in videos he posted, the New York Daily News reports. The 6-foot-1, 300-plus-pound weightlifter has been competing since he was 21. A rising star, he became the youngest pro in 2012 when he won the North American Championships, per Bodybuilding.com. Fans are posting tributes on McCarver's Facebook page. (More bodybuilding stories.)

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