3 Dead Near Michigan Country Music Festival Were School Pals

Amy Satterthwaite, the mother of Richie Mays Jr., gets a hug as family and friends gather to remember Kole Sova, Dawson Brown and Mays at the home of Jerry and Meeka Sova near Jackson, Mich., on Sunday, July 18, 2021. J. Scott Park/MLive.com/Jackson Citizen Patriot via AP

BROOKLYN, Mich.—Three young men who likely died from carbon monoxide exposure while camping near a country music festival in Michigan were pals who played high school football together.

They were identified as Dawson Brown, 20, William Mays Jr., 20, who was known as Richie, and Kole Sova, 19, authorities said.