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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Justin Rohrlich

Mom of man who choked to death on steak dinner at Disney World claims restaurant staff dragged feet calling 911

A father of three who choked to death on a piece of steak at Walt Disney World would still be alive if restaurant staffers hadn’t dawdled in summoning proper help, according to his bereft mom – who is now also the executor of her son’s estate.

As Kevin Lee Duncan’s dining companions, including his teenage daughter, tried in vain to dislodge the food from his throat, employees at The Boathouse, an upscale eatery at the Orlando, Florida theme park, “did not promptly call 911,” Reah Duncan alleges in a lawsuit obtained by The Independent.

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