Three Yr Old Boy Dies choking on Hot Dog

[georgina]

Recently, someone I know, who's DD goes away to college, had a friend who died in their sleep due to choking on gum. Could you imagine being her parents and getting that phone call. My heart breaks for these parents. I would be willing to bet this girl was chewing on gum while studying and fell asleep. My DD falls asleep while studying all the time. Such a tragedy!!!

If that was the IUP basketball player, they amended that - she died from sickle cell trait, not choking on gum -

A coroner said a women’s basketball player found in her Pennsylvania dorm room in January died from a blood cell disorder, not from inhaling chewing gum, as police first believed.

https://www.indianagazette.com/news/police-courts/students-death-ruled-not-by-gum,50008102/

 

[msjprincess]

Was it proven this actually happened. or is another Urban Legend, posted as fact?

I mentioned earlier that I knew someone who knew the mother. I may be mistaken but I think it was mentioned in a local paper at the time.

 

[maxiesmom]

I'm still skeptical it ever happened. Nothing at all comes up when you try and search for it, except comments about it being an Urban Legend. The fact that the OP stated paramedics couldn't get through either is very fishy. I've seen someone fall at WDW, and they were surrounded so fast by CMs and people in suits it was as if they teleported in. Medical was there in a flash!

 

[gwynne]

Sad thread, bumped today for first post? (since removed)

 

[msjprincess]

I'm still skeptical it ever happened. Nothing at all comes up when you try and search for it, except comments about it being an Urban Legend. The fact that the OP stated paramedics couldn't get through either is very fishy. I've seen someone fall at WDW, and they were surrounded so fast by CMs and people in suits it was as if they teleported in. Medical was there in a flash!

I realize I'm responding almost a year later but I forgot about it until this was bumped up. This is in reference to the case mentioned http://www.health.ny.gov/prevention/injury_prevention/choking_prevention_for_children.htm

 

[minnie mum]

This thread was bumped up today by a first time poster who posted an obscenity laced attack on some of the PPs. That post has been removed.

 

[SuzyQue]

And thank you for that! Unfortunately the post still shows in our email notifications, yikes!

 

[Kimberlyann11]

I miss all the fun.