Brett Gardner’s 14-year-old son, Miller Gardner, could have died from carbon monoxide poisoning whereas vacationing in Costa Rica.
Native authorities introduced Monday that investigators detected “excessive ranges of carbon monoxide contamination” within the household’s resort room on the Arenas Del Mar Beachfront & Rainforest Resort, per The Publish.
“It’s additionally vital to notice that subsequent to [the family’s] room there’s a specialised machine room, from which it’s believed some type of contamination could have reached the visitor rooms, probably inflicting the incident,” Randall Zúñiga, common director of the Judicial Investigative Company, stated at a digital press convention.
“The preliminary investigative findings point out that the incident was because of this contamination, with ranges as excessive as 600 elements per million detected — when the suitable stage on this case must be zero,” he added.
Nonetheless, Zúñiga emphasised that the investigation stays ongoing, and Miller’s toxicology outcomes are pending.
Authorities beforehand speculated that Miller could have died after experiencing an allergic response to meals poisoning treatment or from asphyxiation, which had been dominated out.
Miller was discovered lifeless in his resort room March 21 after he and a number of other members of the family received sick on their trip.
Dr. Kevin Gannon, who runs Manuel Antonio Pressing Care, advised Individuals the teenager had no important indicators and was “clinically lifeless” when medics arrived on the scene.
Gannon stated his crew “carry out[ed] superior life assist CPR” for half-hour however “there was not a lot [they] might do for him.”
The medical skilled additionally advised Us Weekly that Miller and his household had been experiencing “gastrointestinal signs,” however no further particulars had been supplied.
Over the weekend, The Publish confirmed the eighth grader’s physique had been launched to his household.
Funeral preparations for Miller had been introduced Monday and memorial providers might be held at J. Henry Stuhr Northwoods Chapel in South Carolina at a later date.
In Miller’s obituary, he was described as an honor roll scholar and athlete at Pinewood Preparatory Faculty.
“The void Miller’s passing leaves within the hearts of his household, pals, teammates, lecturers, coaches and others might be felt for years,” the obituary learn.
Miller’s household requested donations in his honor be made to the Make-A-Want Basis to assist youngsters with “life-threatening medical situations.”
