British Man Dies Attempting 21 Cocktail Challenge at Jamaican Resort
Timothy Southern, 53, of Lichfield, Staffordshire, England, was on vacation with his family in Jamaica and died after attempting to partake in a challenge that involved drinking all 21 cocktails featured on a bar’s menu.
Southern drank his way through 12 of the menu’s various cocktails when he returned to his hotel room at the Royal Decameron Club Caribbean in Saint Ann, Jamaica, where he later died, ITV News reported.
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A pathologist in Kingston said the 53-year-old Staffordshire man’s cause of death was “acute gastroenteritis due to alcohol consumption.”
Staffordshire-area coroner Emma Serrano ruled his death was alcohol-related, the outlet reported.
The initial investigation into Southern’s death found that he drank brandy and beer throughout the morning.
At some point during the day, he met two Canadian women celebrating a birthday.
The women told him they were trying to complete the 21-cocktail challenge before midnight as part of their festivities.
His family members — on the trip with him — said they tried in vain to help him.
“He was on his back choking. I put him in the recovery position and screamed for an ambulance. He was making a gurgling sound. As soon as he was in the recovery position, he vomited. I was shouting his name with no response,” one of his family members told authorities.
A drinking competition at a bar in Jamaica ended in the death of Timothy Southern from Staffordshire after he tried to drink 21 cocktails. He managed 12 and after the contest he headed back to his hotel room. He was pronounced dead the next morning.😳 pic.twitter.com/SRSrchriFC
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In Jamaica, a British man has died after attempting to drink 21 cocktails in one sitting. Timothy Southern had finished 12 of the menu’s various cocktails before retreating to his hotel room where he later died. pic.twitter.com/Qs1juaPYQg
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Brit, 53, dies on holiday after trying to drink 21 cocktails
A British man died after trying to drink every cocktail on the menu in a bar in Jamaica.
Timothy Southern, 53, from Lichfield, Staffordshire died after drinking 12 cocktails at the Royal Decameron Club Caribbean… pic.twitter.com/VMZO27VTpr
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The family has since expressed outrage and dissatisfaction with the emergency crews who tried to save him in his hotel, claiming they were unprepared to take care of him effectively.
“When the nurse arrived, I said had an ambulance been called, and she said ‘no.’ I thought she would take over. But that was not the case. I noticed he was starting to lose temperature. I checked his pulse and couldn’t find it,” the relative said.
Southern’s family has expressed disappointment with the life-saving measures EMS took before his death.
“She said he had a pulse. I was starting to lose it. I got a full look at his face, and I thought he had passed away.”
“I said, ‘Don’t just sit there looking at him; start CPR.’ She only gave him chest compressions. Maybe if she had known what she was doing, maybe he would still be here.”
A pathologist in Kingston, Jamaica, gave the cause of death as ‘acute gastroenteritis due to alcohol consumption.
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