Overview
- Carlos Cerasomma, 37, choked during a ‘Boca de Melancia’ game at São Pedro Thermas Resort in São Pedro, São Paulo, on December 11.
- Medical staff at the Emergency Care Unit confirmed death from airway obstruction after first responders transported him from the resort.
- The São Paulo Public Security Secretariat says the case was registered as a suspicious death at the São Pedro Police Station and remains under review.
- Witnesses report guests performed CPR, a person believed to be a doctor assisted, and firefighters arrived after about 25 minutes.
- His wife, Kimberly Santos, alleges resort staff failed to provide proper aid and plans legal action, while the resort says he was taken to hospital alive, trained staff rendered first aid, and the family is being supported.