While Knott County continues to clean up from the catastrophic flood waters which ragged through seven eastern Kentucky counties and took at least 37 lives, a young Patriot athlete passed away on Saturday. 

Aaron “Mick” Crawford, a football player and wrestler at Knott County Central, collapsed and died while cleaning up mud and debris. 

Crawford, like so many other mountain athletes, was sharing time on the practice field and helping clean up their affected communities. 

Funeral arrangements are pending.