Murcia man dies after drinking nine pints of beer in 20 minutes
Sunday, July 21, 2013 @ 9:42 PM
A 45-YEAR-OLD man has died after downing six litres of beer in 20 minutes in a drinking competition in Gea y Truyols (Murcia).
The victim, a local resident who worked as a porter and had a degree in history, won the competition which involved drinking as many quarter-pints – the size of a cup from a drinking-water dispenser – as possible in the 20-minute time-limit.
He downed the equivalent of nine pints of beer in this time, then began to vomit and suffer dizzy spells.
His friends called the 112 emergency hotline and an ambulance rushed straight to the scene.
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