San Jose, Costa Rica – Coincine Oxide poisoning was the cause of the death of a teenage son of a former New York Yankees Outfielder Brett GardnerAuthorities in Costa Rica said on Wednesday evening.
RANDALL ZODALIGA, director of the court investigation agency, said Miller Gardner was tested for carboxyhemoglobin, a compound generated when carbon monogbly binds to hemoglobin in the blood.
When the saturation of carboxyhemoglobin exceeds 50%, it is considered deadly. In the case of the Gardner test, the saturation showed 64%.
“It is important to realize that the adjacent room is a reserved machine room where it is believed that these rooms may be some kind of contamination,” Zechiga said.
The head of the Judicial Police added that during the autopsy the “layer” was detected on the boys’ authorities, which is formed when the presence of poisonous gas is high.
Gardner died on March 21 when he stayed with his family at the hotel on Manuel Antonio beach in Costa Rica Central Pacific.
Asphyxies were initially considered his death. After the autopsy, the forensic pathology section was carried out, this theory was excluded.
Another investigation line focused on whether the family had suffered food poisoning. The family members reported that after a meal in a nearby restaurant on the night of March 20, after a meal, they felt badly and were treated from a hotel doctor.
Brett Gardner, 41, was developed Yankees in 2005 and spent his main league career in the organization. The fast outfielder fired 0.256 with 139 Homer, 578 RBI, 274 stealing and 73 trio in 14 seasons from 2008 to 2021.
