A Chinese man, Wang Qiang, has been
reported dead after he suffered a seizure
during an alcohol drinking contest » and
fell unconscious before he passed on in
hospital, reports Emirate247.
Tests carried on him revealed that he had
suffered from alcohol » poisoning.
Qiang had participated in the contest with a
friend and after downing lots of drinks,
both men complained of feeling weird. But
while the other man survived the alcohol
poisoning, Qiang was not so lucky as he
later died.
The organizers of the alcohol competition
in Henan, were then ordered to pay
restitution of more than $70,000 after the
participant died due to excessive intake of
alcohol.
Qiang's family filed a lawsuit against the
organizers of the event, the Henan Alcohol
Association, the Henan Alcohol Association
Luoyang Office and Luoyang Siyue Trade
Co. Ltd., for their active role in the death of
Qiang.
The district court also ruled that the
organizers should pay 447,642 yuan
($72,100) to the family.

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