Sunday, November 20, 2011

FAMU Drum Major Dies On Orlando Trip

Deputies: No Sign Of Foul Play In Robert Champion's Death

Orlando, Florida -- The drum major for Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University died after being found unresponsive in a bus parked outside of an Orlando hotel Saturday night.

Orange County investigators said Robert Champion, 26, was unresponsive on a bus in the parking lot of the Rosen Plaza Hotel on International Drive just before 10 p.m. The band was staying at the hotel during a trip to the Florida Classic game.

Other band members said Champion had thrown up and could not breathe. His friends called 911 and performed CPR. Paramedics took him to Dr. Phillips Hospital, where he died.

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Deputies: FAMU student found unresponsive on bus

Orange County Sheriff's deputies said a Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University student who died, fell ill and collapsed while aboard a bus parked outside an Orlando hotel where the school's marching band was staying.

Robert Champion, 26, was on the bus with the FAMU marching band in front of the Rosen Plaza hotel on International Drive Saturday when he started vomiting and complained that he couldn't breathe, according to Orange County Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Ginette Rodriguez.

Friends called 911 and performed CPR, she said.

Deputies arrived about 9:46 p.m. to find Champion unresponsive, and they transported him to Dr. Phillips hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

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