Posted on 02/12/2020 11:30:43 AM PST by Red Badger
An Australian woman died during an eating competition thrown to celebrate Australia day after choking on a lamington—the country’s national cake.
The woman was 60-years-old and participating in a competition in the city of Hervey Bay in Queensland on Jan. 26.
CTV News reported that the competition was held on Sunday at the Beach House Hotel. Australians commonly celebrate the public holiday with food festivals as well as parades and fireworks.
People witnessing the event took videos that show a bar filled with cheering onlookers as the competition carried out.
The woman choked while she was eating a lamington which is a type of sponge cake with chocolate and coconut on top. The woman then choked after having a seizure.
CPR was carried out by bar staff until paramedics showed up and transported her to the nearest hospital. She died later at Hervey Bay Hospital.
The hotel posted a statement to Facebook on Monday saying, “The management and staff of the Beach House Hotel offer our deepest condolences to the friends and family of one of our patrons following the tragic event at our venue on Australia Day.”
Australia Day is a celebration of the day British fleets first sailed to Australia and arrived in Sydney Harbour in 1788.
In northern Ohio known as coconut bars. Made with desiccated coconut...NOT the sweet sticky kind.
What if she was lactose intolerant?......................
50 years? Congratulations. :-D
Some years ago some radio station had a contest, keep chunging down water and hold your pee, winner gets a nintendo. “Hold your wee for a (nintendo) Wii”. Yes, if only some Nintendo exec hadn’t named it a “Wii” (oe if some radio exec wasn’t born super extra retarded) this wouldn’t have happened.
A woman died of water intoxication several hours after drinking 2 gallons. People at the radio station “haha you look pregnant” .
She didn’t even win, got 2nd place and a couple concert tickets.
https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/jury-rules-radio-station-jennifer-strange-water-drinking/story?id=8970712
I’m reluctant to use the words “outlaw these contests”, but I really do think we’d be better off phasing them out. If they want folks to participate in a contest, why not do something that’s not going to jeopardize them dropping dead from overconsumption of food or liquids ? How ‘bout simple games of skill, obstacle course, etc. ? Heck, even a wet t-shirt contest. Fun for the whole family.
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