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Pac died from bronchial asthma, medical examiner says

Published 17 October 2026

The Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office concluded that wrestler Benjamin Satterley, known professionally as Pac, died from bronchial asthma and classified his death as natural, according to a spokesperson’s account reported after an investigation. Satterley, 40, was found unresponsive in a rental car in Des Plaines, Illinois, on September 27 and was pronounced dead at the scene. The reported medical finding was conveyed by a Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office spokesperson to the California Post. The supplied accounts differ on whether the spokesperson gave the information on October 16 or the preceding Monday, so the date of that statement is not clear. A Des Plaines Police Department incident report said responders found no injuries or suspicious markings on Satterley. The report noted saliva on the front of his shirt and medication in the rental car. These details describe the scene and do not alter the medical examiner’s reported conclusion about the cause and manner of death. The incident report also recounted that an officer spoke with a woman who knew Satterley. She said he had stopped for lunch before going to the airport. His phone showed a route to O’Hare...

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