Co-creator of the highly popular "ALS Ice Bucket Challenge" movement, Corey Griffin, tragically passed away over the weekend of August 16th-17th, at the young age of 27. The way he died might come off as a bit eerie to some people, considering the fact that he gained notoriety from dumping buckets of ice water on himself in an attempt to raise awareness and gain donations to help find ways to combat amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, a.k.a. Lou Gehrig's Disease. Griffin co-created the Ice Bucket Challenge after his close friend Pete Frates was diagnosed with the horrible disease.
Griffin was pronounced dead at 3 a.m. after diving from the "Juice Guys" building located at 44 Straight Wharf, in Nantucket, Massachusetts around 2 a.m. His friend Pete Frates spoke out about Corey's passing on Facebook.
"Team FrateTrain lost a good friend today, Corey Griffin," Pete wrote. "Helping out was nothing new for Griff. He held his own event for me back in 2012, just a few months after diagnosis. He worked his butt off these last few weeks for ALS. We texted everyday, planning and scheming ways to raise funds and plan events."
Pete also announced that Corey's final fundraiser, which occurred mere hours before his passing, raised $200,000 in donations for ALS research.
