Antifreeze Cocktail... 
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BERGLAND — A Bergland man is in critical condition this morning at a Minnesota hospital after drinking anti-freeze he found in a bottle along a road in southern Ontonagon County Tuesday evening.
Sheldon Borseth, 21, was found unconscious Wednesday morning by his mother. The previous evening, Borseth was walking with his family in Bergland Township when he picked up a clear water bottle and drank about 18 ounces of green liquid, his mother told Michigan State Police at the Wakefield post.
Just one ounce of anti-freeze can be toxic, said John Trestrail, managing director of the Regional Poison Center at DeVos Children’s Hospital in Grand Rapids. The 18 ounces Borseth apparently drank could damage his kidneys and adversely affect other body functions. That amount also could be fatal, Trestrail said.
“That is an excessive amount,” Trestrail said. “It can chew up the body.”
Police said it’s not clear why Borseth drank the liquid.
“We have no clue why someone would do that,” said state police Sgt. Sue Webster.
Shortly after his mother found Borseth, he was taken by ambulance to Grand View Hospital near Ironwood, where hospital officials advised police of the incident.
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((Unfortunately I am not sure as whether he survived or not. His name was not listed in the newspaper's obituaries, so sadly he may only be eligible for an honorable mention...))
((Also of note: You need to expand your "title" and "media reference" fields! I had to come up with a diff. title because the original wouldn't fit. )) Submitted on 03/17/2002
Submitted by:
Kelsey Hahn
Reference:
Daily Mining Gazette, Dec. 01
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