Student Dies After Binge Drinking, Choking on Vomit

Otago Uni student's 'senseless' death prompts coroner's warning on binge drinking

A coroner has issued a “critical” warning about the life-threatening effects of excessive alcohol consumption after a 20-year-old Otago University student died after becoming heavily intoxicated at a party in 2023.

Student dies after binge drinking, choking on vomit

The death of a 20-year-old University of Otago student after choking on his own vomit at his birthday party is a woeful illustration of the country's youth drinking culture, a coroner says.

‘Senseless’: Otago university student died after excessive drinking, coroner finds

‘Senseless’: Otago university student died after excessive drinking, coroner finds

Otago student passed out at a party. His death highlights a ‘prevalent youth drinking culture’

The 20-year-old University of Otago student had a post-mortem blood alcohol level six times the legal driving limit after drinking at a Dunedin party.