Girl hospitalised after drinking cocktail containing liquid nitrogen in Lancaster (From The Westmorland Gazette)
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Girl hospitalised after drinking cocktail containing liquid nitrogen in Lancaster
4:58pm Saturday 6th October 2012 in News
AN investigation is underway after an 18-year-old girl was taken ill during a night out in Lancaster city centre.
The girl, of Heysham, had been out with friends on Thursday evening and reported feeling breathless after drinking a cocktail containing liquid nitrogen.
She then developed severe stomach pain and was taken to Lancaster Royal Infirmary at about 11pm.
There she was diagnosed with a perforated stomach and underwent emergency surgery to remove her stomach.
She is currently in a serious but stable condition.
Lancashire Police continues to work closely with partner agencies and the licensed premises involved.
A Lancashire Police spokesperson said: "The investigation is still in its early stages and we are still interviewing witnesses to establish the full facts.
"The premises involved have fully cooperated with all agencies and have suspended drinks involving liquid nitrogen."
Comments(5)
zaney5
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7:05pm Sat 6 Oct 12
nixon1
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9:51am Mon 8 Oct 12
Either way i hope she makes a full recovery......I'd also hope she is involving the courts to stop this from happening again and recieving compensation for this life changing event.
Ben Berry
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6:16pm Mon 8 Oct 12
nixon1 wrote:Pretty common thing tbh.
I can't believe this has been allowed.....Was she the first person to have the drink or has it been available for a while and something went wrong?
Either way i hope she makes a full recovery......I'd also hope she is involving the courts to stop this from happening again and recieving compensation for this life changing event.
Something onviously went bad with this one! :-(
nixon1
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11:57am Tue 9 Oct 12
actionjaxon666 says...
6:24pm Sat 6 Oct 12
Never realised liquid nitrogen was so readily available. So bars can just buy this stuff as easily as anything else to make trendy drinks?!