San Jose, Costa Rica – Carbon monoxide poisoning Authorities in Costa Rica confirmed Wednesday night that it was the cause of death of the teenage son of former New York Yankee outfielder Brett Gardner.
Randall Zúñiga, Director of the Justice Bureau Carbon monoxide Bond with hemoglobin in the blood.
When the carboxyhemoglobin saturation exceeds 50%, it is considered deadly. In the case of Gardner, the test showed a saturation of 64%.
“It is important to note that adjacent to this room is a dedicated machine tool that thinks that these rooms may have some kind of contamination on these rooms,” Zúñiga said.
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The head of the Costa Rica Judicial Police added that during the autopsy, a “layer” was found on the organs of young people that formed when the toxic gas was present at a height.
Miller Gardner died on March 21 while staying with his family at a hotel in Manuel Antonio Beach in the central Pacific of Costa Rica.
The family said in a statement that he died of sleep.
In a statement earlier this week, the family had been staying in the hotel, Arena Beachfront and Rainforest Resort, which said it was “heartbroken by the tragic losses that have happened recently on our premises” and said: “We are working hard to work with the judicial authorities in Costa Rica, who have been overdoing it, and they have made an unfortunate clabientive to it, and we will announce the issue explicitly in the event.”
It was initially believed that asphyxiation caused his death, but the theory was excluded after an autopsy was performed in the forensic pathology section. Previous investigations have also been investigated Is the family suffering from food poisoning?. On the evening of March 20, the family reported falling ill after eating at a nearby restaurant and being treated by a hotel doctor.
OIJ director Rándall Zúñiga said the death investigation was “closely coordinated” with the FBI.
Brett Gardner, 41, was selected by the Yankees in 2005 and spent his entire Major League Baseball career in the organization. The quick outfielder hit .256 with 139 home runs, 578 RBIs, 274 steals and 73 3-pointers, starting in 2008-2021.
