A five-year-old boy – who was a huge Spider-Man fan and described as a “pure, loving soul” – died suddenly in his sleep at his friend’s house.
Jagger Wing was found unconscious at the home of a family friend’s parents in Newburgh, Indiana, on May 30 – before he died in hospital, his family devastated. revealed in the obituary.
Mystery still surrounds the boy’s death. His mother, Alex, 29, revealed that the family has a history of underlying heart disease, but doctors are still investigating why the tragedy occurred.
Alex revealed that her son, who has been wrestling since the age of four, was playing with his friend – hours before he was found unconscious.
“He played hard outside,” she said. WCTV.
“He was with his friends. He was spending the night at a friend’s house when it happened. My best friend of 17 years and I can’t imagine this feeling and situation. I hate that I wasn’t there.”
wing, Described by family friends As a “beautiful, energetic, loving, caring, pure soul,” she had a passion for Spider-Man and was scheduled to start kindergarten in August.
“He just learned how to ride a bike. He loved being active. He loved questioning everything we were doing,” Alex said.
His father Damon, 31, revealed his son wants to replicate the wrestling moves he saw on TV.
“He wanted to wrestle,” he said.
“There was no sitting on your ass. He wanted to try a double leg. He watched every UFC fight with me.
“He just loved the game.”
His family revealed that although he loved sports, the active five-year-old, who had an older and younger sister, also had an interested side.
“He was definitely a protector of his sisters,” Alex said.
Since then, Wing’s siblings have been tested for any underlying heart problems, but the results came back normal.
A fundraiser was set up, which raised more than $20,000, to support funeral expenses.