Exclusive | Ex-Laker Elden Campbell died during Florida fishing trip, family says

Former Lakers center Elden Campbell died after he collapsed following a fishing trip in Florida, his sister, Sandra, told The Post.

Campbell had been out on the water and suffered some kind of medical emergency after making it back to land Monday, according to Sandra.

“It was all the sudden,” she said. “He wasn’t sick. He was out fishing.”

She added she and the family “don’t want to speculate” on what exactly caused the issue.

“We don’t know what happened,” she said.

Sandra said Elden’s body is currently with the medical examiner, and they hope to have more details surrounding his passing in the next few days.

“He was such a big pillar and a staple to our family,” she said. “He’s going to be terribly missed.”

Campbell starred at Clemson University before he was picked by the Lakers