MOOSE LAKE, Minn. — An inmate at the Moose Lake prison collapsed and died in the shower on Sunday after going into cardiac arrest.
The 48-year-old man had not been complaining of COVID-19 symptoms, officials said.
Prison guards found the man unresponsive around 9:45 am Sunday and tried to revive him, according to a Department of Corrections news release.
Despite the efforts, the man died at the scene.
A preliminary investigation indicates that the man "complained of heartburn to fellow inmates before he entered the shower."
According to the news release, "While MCF-Moose Lake was the site of a recent COVID-19 outbreak, the deceased individual had not complained of COVID-19 symptoms and was not known to be affiliated with any of the inmates who tested or were presumed positive for COVID-19."
Authorities are withholding his identity until his family is notified.
The Moose Lake Police Department is investigating his death with the assistance from the Department of Corrections-Office of Special Investigations.
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