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Connecticut university denies wrongdoing after student died during pancake contest | Daily Mail Online
A Connecticut university has denied it was at fault after a student choked to death during a pancake eating contest on campus in 2017.
Caitlin Nelson, 20, was participating in Sacred Heart University's Greek Week celebration on March 20, 2017 when she began choking.
The sorority woman fell to the floor and started shaking uncontrollably after eating multiple pancakes in a short period of time.
Lawyers for Sacred Heart University blamed Nelson's own actions for her death in court documents filed Tuesday in response to a wrongful death lawsuit brought by Nelson's mother, who is seeking an undisclosed amount of money.
Rosanne Nelson is accusing the Catholic school of approving the contest despite the dangers and failing to provide adequate medical personnel.
Rosanne filed the lawsuit against Sacred Heard in October, saying she wanted to raise awareness of the dangers of amateur eating contests.
She said responding officers who treated Nelson found a mass of pancake paste 'like concrete' in her airway.
The official cause of death was 'asphyxia due to obstruction of airway by bolus of food'. Nelson passed away at Columbia University Medical Center three days after the event.
A college student choked to death during a pancake-eating contest
It’s not our fault N.J. student choked to death during pancake-eating contest, college says
A Connecticut university has denied it was at fault after a student choked to death during a pancake eating contest on campus in 2017.
Caitlin Nelson, 20, was participating in Sacred Heart University's Greek Week celebration on March 20, 2017 when she began choking.
The sorority woman fell to the floor and started shaking uncontrollably after eating multiple pancakes in a short period of time.
Lawyers for Sacred Heart University blamed Nelson's own actions for her death in court documents filed Tuesday in response to a wrongful death lawsuit brought by Nelson's mother, who is seeking an undisclosed amount of money.
Rosanne Nelson is accusing the Catholic school of approving the contest despite the dangers and failing to provide adequate medical personnel.
Rosanne filed the lawsuit against Sacred Heard in October, saying she wanted to raise awareness of the dangers of amateur eating contests.
She said responding officers who treated Nelson found a mass of pancake paste 'like concrete' in her airway.
The official cause of death was 'asphyxia due to obstruction of airway by bolus of food'. Nelson passed away at Columbia University Medical Center three days after the event.
A college student choked to death during a pancake-eating contest
It’s not our fault N.J. student choked to death during pancake-eating contest, college says
