10 to 1 he was having a heart attack, which then caused him to choke on his food. But of course, just a hypothesis.
Either way, it still sucks.
Realize we're simply speculating, but the opposite seems just as likely: choking causes heart attack, I mean.
No?
If it were
only choking, someone already mentioned a more realistic scenario: one doesn't simply surrender to suffocation, ultimately collapsing where they stand/sit. A desperate panic sets in immediately - if this Josh was in another room (assuming I understood correctly), Dallas would've made a beeline to that area, bulldozing his 280+ lbs. against/over/through everything in between. Would've been a loud, violent event.
Happened once when I was a kid, large jawbreaker. Within seconds, I was reaching and pulling at everyone within reach, mortally terrified.
RIP, either way. 26 is goddamn heartbreaking, regardless of lifestyle. This fucking "sport," though ...