The 10-inch eco-friendly straw pierced the retired jockey's brain.
Published 6:41 AM EDT Jul 10, 2019
Elena Struthers-Gardner, 60, who was known as"Lena," suffered brain injuries in the accident at her home in Broadstone, England. Her death has led to a coroner warning that metal drinking straws should never be used with a lid that fixes them in place, and “great care should be taken” while using them.Struthers-Gardner was fatally injured at her home on the evening of Nov. 22.
“I went to the kitchen door and could see Lena lying on her front at the doorway between the den and the kitchen.“Her glass cup was lying on the floor still intact and the straw was still in the jar.Plastic straws ban is quite a straw man
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