Miller Gardner, son of ex-Yankees star, died from carbon monoxide poisoning, officials say

Officials successful Costa Rica person confirmed the authoritative origin of decease of Miller Gardner, the 14-year-old lad of former New York Yankees subordinate Brett Gardner who died nether mysterious circumstances connected March 21 portion connected a household vacation. 

The archetypal probe successful the days that followed Miller’s tragic passing focused connected asphyxiation, which was aboriginal ruled out. The probe past pivoted to nutrient poisoning arsenic a imaginable origin of death, but connected Wednesday night, Costa Rican Judicial Investigative Agency (OIJ) Director Randall Zúñiga said the toxicology results confirmed that helium died arsenic a effect of carbon monoxide poisoning.

The Gardner household stayed astatine the Arenas Del Mar edifice in Manuel Antonio. (Courtesy of the New York Yankees)

"It’s important to enactment that adjacent to this country is simply a dedicated instrumentality room, wherever it’s believed determination whitethorn beryllium immoderate benignant of contamination toward these rooms," Zúñiga said.

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Zúñiga said Miller was tested for carboxyhemoglobin, a compound generated erstwhile c monoxide binds to hemoglobin successful the blood. The trial showed a saturation level of 64%. It is considered lethal erstwhile carboxyhemoglobin saturation exceeds 50%. 

The Gardner household stayed astatine the Arenas Del Mar edifice in Manuel Antonio.

Earlier this week, the OIJ suggested that c monoxide poisoning was apt the origin of death, but officials astatine the edifice denied those claims. A edifice spokesperson told Fox News Digital that the levels successful the edifice country "were non-existent and non-lethal." 

Miller, 14, had a carboxyhemoglobin saturation level of 64%. (Courtesy of New York Yankees)

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Fox News Digital reached retired to the spokesperson again pursuing Wednesday’s announcement. 

The Gardner household said successful a connection pursuing Miller’s passing that respective household members fell sick during the trip. 

"We person truthful galore questions and truthful fewer answers astatine this point, but we bash cognize that helium passed distant peacefully successful his slumber connected the greeting of Friday, March 21st," the connection read. "Miller was a beloved lad and member and we cannot yet comprehend our beingness without his infectious smile. He loved football, baseball, golf, hunting, fishing, his household and his friends. He lived beingness to the fullest each azygous day."

Yankees' Brett Gardner walks disconnected the tract aft the Tampa Bay Rays crippled connected Oct. 2, 2021, successful New York. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger, File)

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Gardner was an outfielder for the Yankees for 14 seasons and was connected the squad erstwhile they won their last World Series rubric successful 2009. He spent his full vocation successful the Bronx, past playing successful 2021.

Fox News' Ashley J. DiMella, Ryan Morik, and The Associated Press contributed to this report. 

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