Local 21-year-old dies of flu complications

[mahatmakanejeeves]

Local 21-year-old dies of flu complications

Updated: Jan 10, 2018 - 4:02 PM

Kyler Baughman was a seemingly fit 21-year-old who was working and going to school like any normal 21-year-old. ... "He was into physical fitness," said his mother, Beverly Baughman. "He was going to school to be a personal trainer."

But when he came to visit for the holidays, he wasn't looking like he was in peak condition.
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He celebrated with family again Christmas night, and returned to work Tuesday, but he came home early, because he wasn't feeling well.
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Within two days, Baughman’s health took a turn for the worse. He was running a fever on and off. On Wednesday, he went to a Westmoreland County emergency room, then was flown to UPMC Presbyterian in Pittsburgh where he died not even 24 hours later.

After flu kills fit 21-year-old, his parents issue dire warning: 'It doesn't seem real'

Updated 10:51 AM; Posted 7:11 AM



By John Luciew [e-mail]

Kyler Baughman was looking run down at Christmas, but his parents in western Pa. never imagined their fit, 21-year-old son wouldn't survive to the New Year.

"It doesn't seem real," his mother, Beverly Baughman, told WPXI-TV in Pittsburgh.

Unfortunately, Kyler ignored his flu symptoms and went right back to work the day after Christmas. ... Within two days, however, Kyler Baughman was rushed to a Westmoreland County emergency room, then flown to UPMC Presbyterian in Pittsburgh where he died not even 24 hours later, WPXI writes.
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As PennLive.com reported yesterday, another dozen flu victims have died in Pa. since the beginning of the year.

[angstlessk]

1. I don't call that body 'fit'

It might be similar to an anorexic? Torture your body to create what YOU think is a 'perfect' body?

[Orange Free State]

4. Looks like a natural bodybuilder

Like they used to look before steroids were invented. Google pix of Steve Reeves. He probably put in a LOT of hard work and ate a LOT of protein.

[left-of-center2012]

6. Seriously ?

That's your response to his death?

[Lucky Luciano]

9. Post is inbad taste, but that is very fit.

Anorexics don’t have that muscle.

[FakeNoose]

2. Wow this is sad, so horrible for his parents & family

It's so sad to see a bright young man's life cut short.

[Wwcd]

3. Its a nasty strain of flu. I think Tx has had 8 deaths so far.

This case is particularily concerning because of his age & physical fitness. They're saying to watch for the fever spike
Yikes.

[Orange Free State]

5. My son dragged his feet on getting the flu shot

He is 20, and finally got it the other day after a lot of badgering on his parents part and grumbling on his. Shortly thereafter, this news came out. We live nearby, and my son goes to college and works in the next town over from Ligonier.

He did thank us for getting him to take the shot.

[left-of-center2012]

7. A friend of mine died from the flu several years ago

From the time he got the flu until he died was less than a week.

[Squinch]

8. Apparently he died of septic shock. That's a possible result of any sort of infection.

Its why you have to watch your temperature and your fluid intake whenever you get any kind of infection.

[gay texan]

10. My mother reminded me of something today

We lost a large percentage of our ancestral family due to the flu outbreak of 1918. 100 years later, this strain is bad news....