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Posted on 07/08/2014 3:30:49 PM PDT by TurboZamboni
A Fourth of July hot dog eating contest in western South Dakota turned deadly when a contestant choked to death.
Walter Eagle Tail, 47, of Custer, died at a hospital Thursday after attempts to save him at the scene failed, Custer County Sheriff Rick Wheeler told the Rapid City Journal.
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Ahh.... I just sit back and marvel at how utterly stupid eating contests are.
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Hoocha,hoocha,hoocha...lobster!
And air.
and how soon does a rat present a law to prevent this.................
and how soon does a rat present a law to prevent this.................
Walter Eagle Tail? South Dakota? Sounds like he might have been an Indian.
“When they reviewed the Heimlich Maneuver I asked “What if I’m in Walmart and my arms are too short?””
Shop at Kroger, the women are not near as lard assed.
Was with the ex at an O’Charley’s when she choked on a piece of steak so I pounded her on the back, must say I kind of enjoyed that, ended doing the Heimlich to her and the piece of steak shot at least 6 feet from her mouth. Not one person noticed, no applause, no trophy, no nothing. They had no idea of the great sacrifice I had just made. People are so self-centered they are not even aware of what goes on around them.
Weird, this is like the 3rd choking incident I read about this month. When I was in the Boy scouts in the olden days they always told us if the Heimlich maneuver doesn’t work, you were suppose to take a pocket knife or a pen and pop a hole in the persons trachea, do an emergency tracheotomy just to get air into the victims lungs. And I never hear people doing that, even this one I read about a few weeks ago where this kid swallowed a bag of pot that got stuck in this throat and the cops did the maneuver but it didn’t work, so they stood around waiting for the ambulance and by the time the ambulance got there it was too late. I guess they don’t teach that anymore because of lawsuits, but meanwhile people die.
Good question. Probably soon.
Couple of things ..... when it’s your day to die, it’s your day, regardless of whatever medical technology is available. Second, saw the Coney Island contest this year and the thought occurred that some of those folks looked like they were half-choking the food down - I’m surprised no one has choked to death before now. Third - had to do the Heimlich on a friend in December for real and it took about 12 tries before she made the first wheezing sound of air barely getting through .... not something either of us ever want to experience again. It just wasn’t her day to die.
SoDak ping.
“They had no idea of the great sacrifice I had just made.”
There were mixed emotions after,I’m sure.
I guess we can assume he wasn’t gay.
okay nobody saw the mash where the emergency tracheotomy was done?
I think these contests are disgusting. RIP.
to be safe have an assistant at the ready and even have a rope tied to an ankle. at a Wal-mart at fort dodge Iowa any attempt at this would result in complete impale. can’t get this picture out of my mind .
Dats Phat !
Was that Custer's Last Hotdog Stand?
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