Boy chokes to death on hotdog covered with whipped cream....for Haiti

Choke

http://www.ktla.com/news/landing/ktla-hot-dog-death,0,5153263.story

SAN PEDRO -- Police are investigating the death of a 13-year-old boy who choked on a hot dog during an eating contest to raise money for Haiti at the Boys & Girls Club of San Pedro.

Noah Akers, a Dana Middle School student from San Pedro, was among about 120 elementary and middle school student participating in the fundraiser for Haiti on January 28.

The Boys & Girls Club had organized a series of activities, including musical chairs, a dance contest and an eating contest. Students paid $1 to take part.

Noah, along with 12 other kids, took part in the hot dog eating game, in which contestants had to eat a hot dog covered in whipped cream to win a candy prize. The contest was not to see who could eat the most hot dogs, according to Mike Lansing, executive director of the center.

Noah suddenly began choking during the event, and a male staff member performed the Heimlich maneuver while others called 911.

Paramedics ultimately had to use an extended pair of forceps to remove the hot dog.

Noah was alive when he was taken to an area hospital, but had been without oxygen for too long, according to doctors.

Noah was removed from life support on Monday.

An initial investigation showed the kids were properly supervised, according to Los Angeles police Lt. David McGill. He said detectives believe Noah's death was an accident.

Noah was a regular club attendee, where he was part of a college-bound program.

His parents, Paul and Bonnie Akers, were unavailable for comment.

Copyright © 2010, KTLA-TV, Los Angeles

That is seriously bad luck.

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

Choke wrote: »

http://www.ktla.com/news/landing/ktla-hot-dog-death,0,5153263.story



That is seriously bad luck.

Bad judgement - eating contests and 12 year olds do not mix.

Borneo Fnctn

Ikky Poo2 wrote: »

Bad judgement - eating contests and 12 year olds do not mix.

Yeah, I could never eat a whole one...

Sharpshooter

I hope he was administered the last rites.

Do come back this time to check on your thread. :pac:

mikom

Choke wrote: »

His parents, Paul and Bonnie Akers, were unavailable for comment.

...... as they were eating a hot dog covered in whipped cream at the time.

jd007

Will this death be counted in the eathquake death toll?




/ya, ya I'm goin..

Dennis the Stone

Don't you Haiti when that happens..

epgc3fyqirnbsx

mmmmmmmmmmm, hot dogs

Sharpshooter

jd007 wrote: »

Will this death be counted in the eathquake death toll?




/ya, ya I'm goin..

Ageispolis wrote: »

Don't you Haiti when that happens..

You're both on very shaky ground tbh.

Sod'o swords

I'm just wondering if you chose your account name in hope of one day a story like this will happen.

Witcher

Damn..what a way to show solidarity with the victims:pac:

Sea Sharp

Did this have anything to do with priests?

jd007

Sharpshooter wrote: »

You're both on very shaky ground tbh.

Ooooohhhhh I'm quaking in my boots!

ColaBeDamned

Very cruel. Poor lad, RIP

FarmerGreen

An eating contest to raise money for starving people in Haiti ???

Agricola

FarmerGreen wrote: »

An eating contest to raise money for starving people in Haiti ???

Yeah its just bad form really isnt it!

bonerm

It's the way he would have wanted to go.

Mint Sauce

a hot dog with whipped cream, thats just wrong

skyhighflyer

I must confess I find this story difficult to swallow.

bonerm

Out of interest (and giving them the benefit of the doubt) are we simply saturated with stories of US morons killing themselves and others or are they really that out of kilter with the rest of the known universe?

Son Of A Vidic

Ironic or what?

alwaysadub

Since when has a hot dog eating contest not been about who can eat the most? Is that not the point of them(bar raising money of course)?

bonerm

alwaysadub wrote: »

Since when has a hot dog eating contest not been about who can eat the most? Is that not the point of them(bar raising money of course)?

You're right! Not only is he dead now but also he's not a winner. They especially don't like that over there.

Diabhal Beag

medicman2009 wrote: »

Ironic or what?

Lots of irony today

ScumLord

alwaysadub wrote: »

Since when has a hot dog eating contest not been about who can eat the most?

When it's organized and sponsored by the Catholic Priests go wild fund.

spinandscribble

Reminds me of an eating contest where I once worked. A pepper eating contest for children. WORST IDEA EVER. Thankfully I wasn't on shift at the time.

citizen_p

more bad taste than bad luck...whipped cream and hot dogs emww...

Coriolanus

The whole thread is in bad taste. Never mind the stupidity of the competition, the kid is still dead. RIP :mad:

Stercus Accidit

Maybe god was punishing him...

Choke

Sharpshooter wrote: »

I hope he was administered the last rites.

Do come back this time to check on your thread. :pac:

<_<

>_>

o_0

I have no idea what you mean.

stovelid

Nevore wrote: »

The whole thread is in bad taste. Never mind the stupidity of the competition, the kid is still dead. RIP :mad:

Yeah, thank god he wasn't a minor celebrity or I don't know what I'd do.

MaybeLogic

Nevore wrote: »

The whole thread is in bad taste.

Putting whipped cream on a hotdog is in poor taste, tbh.

Riddle101

I'm shocked at the lightheartedness of this thread. I would expect people to be showing their respects like most death threads. Anyway RIP to the poor kid, yet another young man dies today after that 12 year old committed suicide by hanging himself as well.

Overheal

Let that be a lesson to you ladies, those kind of activites can be deadly.

bonerm

Overheal wrote: »

Let that be a lesson to you ladies, those kind of activites can be deadly.

Shhhhssh!

bigeasyeah

Ahahahaha,someone died-Thats so funny

Choke

Overheal wrote: »

Let that be a lesson to you ladies, those kind of activites can be deadly.

Don't tell them that!

hitlersson666

poor lad???? dosen't he know to chew before swallowing as i learnt when i was a altar boy :pac:

m5ex9oqjawdg2i

Noah (12), along with 12 other kids, took part in the hot dog eating game, in which contestants had to eat a hot dog covered in whipped cream to win a candy prize.

And they wonder why their kids are fat... :rolleyes:

m@cc@

Only in the US would people give you money to eat....

bonerm

This is how a pro does it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TG2gjL-KUqw

m@cc@

With something like a hot dog though, wouldn't it be a solution to throw some fizzy drink down his throat to try to make him barf it up? I guess you might not think of it at the time, but it would surely oil the wheels so to speak or induce a reflux action?

Rycn

FarmerGreen wrote: »

An eating contest to raise money for starving people in Haiti ???

Ironic or what!

epgc3fyqirnbsx

Overheal wrote: »

Let that be a lesson to you ladies, those kind of activites can be deadly.

Shhhhhhhhh, shut up man ffs :mad:

m@cc@

Riddle101 wrote: »

I'm shocked at the lightheartedness of this thread. I would expect people to be showing their respects like most death threads.

Riddle101, meet After Hours. After Hours, this is Riddle101.

brendansmith

Rycn wrote: »

Ironic or what!

Its like a surfing competition for the tsunami victims or a building a house of cards competition for the victims of 9/11

Overheal

m@cc@ wrote: »

Only in the US would people give you money to eat....

Speaking seriously its a personally embarrassing aspect of the 'culture'.

Dont ever watch Man Vs. Food.

m@cc@

Overheal wrote: »

Speaking seriously its a personally embarrassing aspect of the 'culture'.

Dont ever watch Man Vs. Food.

I'm not trying to jump on any kind of anti-US bandwagon, but why isn't there ever a 'fresh green salad eating competition' (there could well be, but I'm trying to make a point here dammit )? Why don't they just skip the hotdog covered in whipped cream and just have the kids eating sticks of butter covered in syrup?

I guess it's comparable to our attitudes to alcohol.

Son Of A Vidic

medicman2009 wrote: »

Ironic or what?

Diabhal Beag wrote: »

Lots of irony today

OMG! Did you ever get the feeling you were being followed......in cyberspace?

Riddle101

m@cc@ wrote: »

Riddle101, meet After Hours. After Hours, this is Riddle101.

We've already met. we met when we were both in line for Metallica two years ago.

Overheal

m@cc@ wrote: »

I'm not trying to jump on any kind of anti-US bandwagon, but why isn't there ever a 'fresh green salad eating competition' (there could well be, but I'm trying to make a point here dammit )? Why don't they just skip the hotdog covered in whipped cream and just have the kids eating sticks of butter covered in syrup?

I guess it's comparable to our attitudes to alcohol.

The Hippies would be in a rage about the gluttonous consumption of mother earth's treasures.