Youtuber ate toxic insects to win supporters and lost his life

A Youtuber Chinese He was found dead in his apartment after participate in a challenge it involved eating insects and toxic lizards and ingest large amounts of alcohol and vinegar. The discovery took place on July 20 in his house located in the city of Hefeiin Anhui Province, but the death occurred two days earlier.

The 35-year-old was known by his family name Sun and very popular on the DouYu platform, a site endorsed by the Chinese government (which maintains strong censorship on networks), similar to the YouTube video platform . There were more than 15 thousand supporters.

With the intention of increasing this number, Sun would have been involved in a challenge to spin a wheel with various elements and consume it, depending on what was manufactured. According to the British media, he would have eaten centipedes and lizards. The sun.

At one point, after ingesting them, he fainted. When he was found, the man was "unconscious in your room and without vital signs"said the local police. His computer was in mode & # 39; live broadcast & # 39 ;, so the report concluded that he died during the streaming.

Research While the authorities were trying to establish the exact cause of death, they decided to eliminate the boy's latest posts on the video platform.

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According to one hypothesis, the death could be due to the centipedes he ingested, although after discarding them because it is still common to eat them cooked, although some species present a greater danger and do not know exactly what the danger is. The young Asian ate. Another option they manipulated refers to toxic lizards who consumed

In both cases, neither for one animal nor for another, it would be in principle a poison, but a parasite or a disease that could have transmitted it. More specifically, it is thought that the true cause of death could be the parasite Angiostrongylus cantonensis -Also known as "rat worm" – which pbades from one organism to another through food and which has already caused deaths in recent months in China. Although, of course, none of them were broadcast live, unlike those of this group.

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