Asphyxiation ruled out as cause of death of former Yankees star’s 14-year-old son, investigation turns to food poisoning

Asphyxiation has been ruled retired arsenic the origin of decease for Miller Gardner, the 14-year-old lad of erstwhile New York Yankees outfielder Brett Gardner, Costa Rican officials told CNN connected Tuesday.

Gardner and his woman Jessica announced connected Sunday that their lad Miller had died aft a abrupt unwellness portion connected vacation.

According to Costa Rica’s Judicial Investigation Police (OIJ), Gardner and his household were vacationing astatine a edifice successful Manuel Antonio, a municipality connected the Pacific seashore of the country, erstwhile the full household fell ill, apt from nutrient poisoning from thing they ate.

Marisel Rodríguez from the OIJ told CNN that Miller Gardner was recovered dormant past Friday successful his edifice country and that, though preliminary reports suggested the origin of decease could beryllium “asphyxiation owed to intoxication related to nutrient poisoning,” asphyxia was aboriginal ruled retired by forensic medicine – a part of OIJ – arsenic determination was nary obstruction of the airways.

Rodríguez added that they are inactive waiting for the results of toxicology tests to find whether nutrient poisoning was the origin of death.

Juan Pablo Alvarado, an authoritative with OIJ’s property office, told CNN that asphyxia was archetypal considered due to the fact that the assemblage was recovered with vomit.

In their connection connected Sunday, Brett and Jessica Gardner said Miller “left america acold excessively soon aft falling sick on with respective different household members portion connected vacation.”

“Miller was a beloved lad and member and we cannot yet comprehend our beingness without his infectious smile,” Brett and Jessica Gardner said of Miller. “He loved football, baseball, golf, hunting, fishing, his household and his friends. He lived beingness to the fullest each azygous day.”

Gardner played successful Major League Baseball for 14 seasons, each with the Yankees wherever helium was a portion of the squad that won the World Series successful 2009. He retired pursuing the 2021 season.

CNN’s Djenane Villanueva contributed to this report.

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