MAN DIES AT FAIR OF HEART ATTACK DUE TO DRUG USE

A 37-year-old Cape Girardeau man died after suffering a heart attack Friday evening at the SEMO District Fair that was brought on by consumption of crack cocaine, according to Cape Girardeau County Coroner John Carpenter.

Harold D. Primm, whose address was unavailable Saturday night, suffered the heart attack at about 7 p.m., said Carpenter. Primm died after being admitted at 7:32 p.m. to St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.

Jefferson County Medical Examiner Gordon Johnson performed an autopsy on Primm's body Saturday morning and ruled that cocaine consumption had caused the heart attack, said Carpenter.

The coroner estimated Primm had taken the crack cocaine 45 minutes to an hour before the attack. Primm had a history of using cocaine, he said.

Carpenter said he did not know where Primm suffered his heart attack at the fair.