A man on holiday from the Uk died in Jamaica after trying to drink all 21 cocktails on the pool bar menu. Timothy Southern had drunk 12 of the cocktails when he went to his room at the Royal Decameron Club Caribbean, in Saint Ann.
The 53-year-old later died in his hotel room. Timothy was on holiday with his sister, children, and other relatives in May, 2022. A family-member told an inquest they had rushed to his room after being alerted Timothy was unwell.
They said: "He was on his back choking. I put him in the recovery position and screamed for an ambulance. He was making a gurgling sound. As soon as he was in the recovery position he vomited. I was shouting his name with no response.
"When the nurse arrived I said had an ambulance been called and she said 'no'. I thought she would take over. But that was not the case. I noticed he was starting to lose temperature. I checked his pulse and couldn't find it.
"She said he had a pulse. I was starting to lose it. I got a full look at his face and I thought he had passed away.
"I said, 'Don't just sit there looking at him, start CPR'. She only gave him chest compressions. Maybe if she had known what she was doing, maybe he would still be here. The service and treatment he received was disgusting."
The inquest heard Timothy, from Lichfield, had already been drinking brandy and beer in the morning when he met two Canadian women trying to complete the 21 cocktail challenge before midnight to celebrate one of their birthdays, reports StokeOnTrentLive.
A pathologist in Kingston, Jamaica, gave the cause of death as 'acute gastroenteritis due to alcohol consumption'. But the inquest heard toxicology reports could take three years to come back from Jamaica.
Staffordshire area coroner Emma Serrano has ruled the death was alcohol-related.
