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Alcohol a factor in gassing deaths

2008 Reader Submission
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http://www.stuff.co.nz/4685675a11.html

Drinking may have clouded the judgment of two men who died of carbon monoxide poisoning when they used a barbecue to heat their tiny camping hut, police say.

A store manager from Howick in Auckland, 35, and a Hamilton stock-purchaser, 50, both originally from South Africa, died in their bunks early on Sunday after bringing a small charcoal-burning barbecue into their Waikato camping hut while on a fishing trip.

Their names should be made public today.

Jason Basson, 32, a South African who has been living in Hamilton, was found barely conscious lying with his nose against the hut door.

He was in a serious condition after a second oxygen treatment at Auckland's Devonport Naval Base on Sunday.

Sergeant Brent Wallace, of Huntly, said witnesses at Ruapuke Beach Camping Ground reported the men were drinking socially the night before their deaths.

He believed alcohol might have contributed to their lack of forethought in bringing the barbecue inside.

Submitted on 09/08/2008

Submitted by: Anonymous
Reference: NEW ZEALAND - The Dominion Post | Tuesday, 09 September 200

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James said:
Definitely Keep: Darwin Award
We haven't had one of these in a while, and their ages indicate to me that they SHOULD have known better! I like it, but we'll see what my fellow mods think!

Bruce said:
Definitely Keep: Darwin Award
I'm a little less enthusiastic about this than James is since I think we've gotten a number of better BBQ/carbon monoxide related stories, like the people who wheeled one into an elevator when it started to rain. But I'll accept it based on his recommendation.

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