Black's wife, Lindsay Black, put out an an urgent call for Type O+ blood donors in Mexico after he suddenly fell ill on Thursday and was placed on life support. Doctors at San Javier Hospital in Puerto Vallarta discovered he had a tear in his esophagus that would not clot. Black died at 9:20 p.m. Saturday, according to the Puerto Vallarta Medical Center. A spokesperson for the hospital said the local blood bank was still running low on O+ blood. Many people posted to the Facebook group saying they were still going to donate blood in Black's honour.

Source: CBC News February 18, 2018 18:51 UTC