Fatal result in full competition to eat Mexican tacos | Chronic

A 41-year-old man died in taco frenzy during a contest rewarding those who could eat more of this Mexican preparation. The doctors performed an autopsy on the body to determine the number of people he ate and determine if he was the winner of the contest.

The tragic result came last Tuesday in a game preceding a minor league baseball game in Fresno, California, North America. Dana Hutchings He participated in the hope of qualifying for the World Taco Eating Championship, which was to take place last Saturday at the Food Truck Festival in Fresno.

Hutchings started eating once given the start signal of the contest, but about seven minutes later he fell and his face hit the table, according to witnesses. The amateur competition was suspended and the man was transferred to an area hospital where he eventually died.

As a result of the tragedy, the Food Truck Festival, where the international taco food competition was held, was also suspended.

The doctors said they had performed an autopsy on Hutchings to determine the number of tacos he had eaten and to know if he had won the contest, he said. AP.

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Among the versions indicated by the local press are the possibility of drowning and that paramedics find food in their respiratory system; and that the victim died of previous health problems because she had diabetes. Another cause is that the man has eaten nothing the day before to prepare for the contest.

Festivals and sporting events have popularized these competitions to measure the ability of competitors to eat. The winner of last year was Geoffrey Esper after swallowing 73 tacos in eight minutes.