Carlos Cerasomma passed away after choking while competing in a hands-free watermelon eating contest held at a resort in Sao Pedro, Brazil. None of the resort's staff offered assistance and a guest attempted CPR without success. (Portuguese article)

December 31, 2025 at 1:18 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Fatalities | Permalink * Comments (1)

1 Comment »

  1. Anonymous said

    December 31, 2025 @ 1:42 pm

    Youtube has minute long videos explaining the procedure. We might as well all take a minute to watch in case we ever need to use it.

  2. AIRapVideo said (Comment pending approval)

    November 4, 2026 @ 1:23 am

    It’s always sobering to read stories like this, and my thoughts go out to Carlos Cerasomma’s family and friends. What stands out most is how quickly a lighthearted contest can turn dangerous, and how critical it is for venues hosting eating or drinking challenges to have staff trained in choking response and first aid on hand. As the earlier commenter noted, there are countless short tutorials online that take only a minute to watch — and honestly, that minute could matter far more than most of the content we scroll past each day, whether it’s a quick CPR clip or something purely for fun like an AI tiny desk concert generator.

RSS feed for comments on this post · TrackBack URI

Leave a Comment

Log in | Register | Comments by users who have not logged in will be held for approval