6-year-Old Girl Chokes To Death On Chocolate Wrapper

A 6-year-old girl in India allegedly choked to death on a chocolate wrapper, while running to board her school bus.

The tragic incident occurred Wednesday in the southern state of Karnataka. The deceased girl was identified as Samanvi, a first-grader at the Vivekananda English Medium School, Times Now News reported.

The incident happened when the girl was boarding her school bus.

On the day of the incident, Samanvi was reluctant to go to school, so her mother, Suprita Poojari, gave her a bar of chocolate to persuade her. The girl tossed the chocolate into her mouth in a hurry as she saw the school bus approach, following which she started running toward the vehicle. As she tried to swallow the chocolate while running, she started choking on its wrapper, according to Can I India.

The girl collapsed at the door of the school bus, which alarmed everyone. The family, friends, and the school bus driver tried to revive her and also shifted her to a nearby hospital. The doctors declared her dead at the hospital and sent her body for an autopsy.

The exact cause of death was pending the autopsy report. Meanwhile, the school authorities declared a holiday at the institute to mourn the little girl. The police are reportedly investigating the incident.

In April 2021, the parents of an 11-year-old boy were devastated after the child in Australia choked to death on a semi-inflated party balloon. The child's mother, Ashleigh Chapman, 19, was having lunch when she heard the child making a strange sound, while playing in the lounge space. She thought it was a cough but when she arrived at the spot, she found the baby unconscious. Paramedics arrived at the residents immediately. However, their efforts to revive the baby proved futile and the child died. An autopsy revealed the balloon was lodged inside the child's windpipe.

In October 2021, a 4-year-old child in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu died after choking on alcohol. The child gulped down some liquor, thinking it was fruit juice, and died. His grandfather, who couldn't bear the shock of the child's death, died of a fatal cardiac arrest. The 62-year-old grandfather had been drinking alcohol, while his grandson was sitting by his side having snacks. When the man went to another room for some work, the child drank the alcohol and started choking severely. The child was rushed to a hospital, where he died later.