A Queensland woman has died after choking on a lamington during an eating contest.
Queensland Ambulance Service confirmed that the 60-year-old, who was taking part in the all-you-can-eat competition held at Beach House Hotel in Hervey Bay, had a seizure at 2pm while eating the lamington, subsequently causing her to choke.
The pub performed CPR on the woman before ambulance arrived.
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“Sadly a lady died during the lamington eating competition….very sad day,” a pub-goer wrote on Facebook. “The pub was very quick to respond with CPR, and the ambulance rocked up working on her for over half a hour, it didn’t look good.”
The woman was eventually transported to Hervey Bay Hospital, where she passed away.
The Beach House Hotel has not yet released a statement regarding the incident.
