Tourist Dies After Taking on All 21 Cocktails in a Bar
The family is blaming his death on poor medical care.
Pretty much everyone has been tempted to order every item on the menu at one point in their life. Considering it's not a very rational thing to do, most of us resist the urge. However, a British man vacationing in Jamaica recently decided he was up for the challenge, ordering all 21 cocktails on a bar's menu and attempting to drink them all. He only made it to 12 and later died in his hotel room, according to a new report.
According to ITV News, Timothy Southern, 53, of Staffordshire, England, visited Saint Ann, Jamaica, with his family in May 2022. While at the bar, he met two Canadian women who were trying to complete a 21-drink challenge.
Prior to joining the challenge, he had been drinking brandy and beer. He then proceeded to down 12 drinks before returning to his hotel room at the Royal Decameron Club Caribbean.
The family claims bad medical treatment is responsible for his death. "He was on his back choking. I put him in the recovery position and screamed for an ambulance," a family member said, according to an inquest.
"He was making a gurgling sound. I was shouting his name with no response."
"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 family member continued.
When the nurse told the family member that Southern still did have a pulse, the family member started "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," said the family member.
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"The service and treatment he received was disgusting," the family member stated. According to the pathologist in charge of the case, he died from "acute gastroenteritis due to alcohol consumption."
