several College athletes that died. I think they were Wrestlers, but wrestlers really work on their weight & they will often try to shed water weight & not take in plenty of fluids Yes, this is true. Creatine adds water in the muscles. Wrestlers, when making weight, dehydrate themselves. It is the vital organs that suffer when a dehydrated body shifts all of its available water to the muscles, because they, too, need water. And if the heart, which is over 80 percent water, dehydrates, it will fail.
I think that the wrestlers were at fault, yes Creatine could have had a factor in it but if your going to take a supplement you better do some research on the product before you take it. Water is essential in any diet & is most important when on Creatine.