A piece of panettone is probably the cause of a man’s death in Turin. (symbolic image)
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A man is said to have choked on a piece of panettone and a slice of mandarin orange in Turin. The quick help from relatives came too late. The sympathy is great.
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In Turin, a 47-year-old man choked to death while eating Christmas dessert, apparently on a piece of panettone and a mandarin orange that blocked his airways.Despite quickly alerting the emergency services, all help came too late. Many people expressed their sympathy for the family on social media.
Tragic end to a family Christmas dinner: in the Italian city of Turin, a man choked to death while eating dessert, probably on a bite of the traditional Italian Christmas cake panettone. The piece of cake and a piece of mandarin orange had apparently blocked his airways, according to numerous Italian media reports.
According to the Italian news agency Adnkronos, among others, a coroner confirmed that the death was caused by a piece of panettone and a piece of mandarin.
The family members immediately alerted the emergency services, who arrived within a few minutes, the media wrote. However, the 47-year-old could no longer be helped.
Many people took to social media to express their sympathy – and referred to a Facebook entry attributed to the brother of the deceased. “You will always be in our hearts,” he wrote on Facebook.
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