Overview
- Lopez collapsed at his parents' home in the Borgo Nuovo neighborhood around 2:30 p.m., after a bite of panettone blocked his airway.
- Relatives called 112 and attempted to clear his airway before emergency responders arrived.
- Paramedics from the 118 found him unconscious and in cardiorespiratory arrest and were unable to revive him.
- Carabinieri and a forensic doctor attended the scene, and investigators excluded third‑party responsibility.
- ISTAT data cite airway obstruction as a leading cause of accidental death among very young children, fueling growth in Heimlich and pediatric disobstruction courses.