ɪn dᵻsˈɛmbɚ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi sˈɪks, ˈɔːstɪn hˈeɪz dˈaɪd æt ðɪ ˈeɪdʒ ʌv twˈɛnti ˈeɪt fɹʌm lˈʌŋ kˈænsɚɹ ˈæftɚ kəntɹˈæktɪŋ nuːmˈoʊniə, dʒˈʌst θɹˈiː wˈiːks ˈæftɚ ðɪ ˈɪlnəs wʌz dˌaɪəɡnˈoʊzd.
In December 1986, Austin Hayes died at the age of 28 from lung cancer after contracting pneumonia, just three weeks after the illness was diagnosed.