A simple sip of coffee was enough for a 21-year-old girl to go into anaphylactic shock and spend 36 hours fighting for her life in a hospital intensive care unit.
The coffee, taken from a vending machine at Son Sant Joan airport in Palma de Mallorca, Spain, contained several insects, but the young woman only realized the situation after noticing that the drink tasted strange. According to the girl, the young woman’s face immediately began to swell and her throat tightened, making it difficult for her to breathe. Mirror.
Before hospitalization, she was given adrenaline by the airport medical service.
Newspaper Last hourquoted from Mirrorstates that the victim’s family filed a complaint against the airport with the National Police, alleging that the vending machine, which was closed after the April 22 incident, was not properly maintained.
The presence of insects in coffee constitutes a possible crime of public health and negligent harm.