GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Relatives of an 80-year-old man who died of West Nile virusover the weekend – the first in Kent County in six years – say he was a strong man with no health problems before the mosquito bite that killed him.
Now, the family of Miguel Hernandez is struggling to raise the money to send his body back to his native Mexico City.
Hernandez worked a factory job until he got sick early this month, his nephew told 24 Hour News 8 Tuesday.
"A healthy man, strong man. For being his age, he was very, very strong," his nephew Israel Hernandez said.
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