3 dead near Michigan country music festival were school pals

Three young men who likely died from carbon monoxide exposure while camping near a country music festival in Michigan were pals who played high school football together

BROOKLYN, Mich. -- Three young men who likely died from carbon monoxide exposure while camping near a country music festival in Michigan were pals who played high school football together, friends and family said. They were identified as Dawson Brown, 20, Richie Mays Jr., 20, and Kole Sova, 19, MLive.com reported. “My heart is breaking for these families and the ones still fighting for their lives,” said Mays' mother, Amy Satterthwaite, referring to two more friends who were at a hospital. Autopsies were planned, but police said the deaths Saturday probably were caused by carbon monoxide from a generator that was too close to their travel trailer. The five were at a campground while attending the Faster Horses Festival at Michigan International Speedway, 80 miles (128.7 kilometers) west of Detroit.