Nosenheimer
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MOSCOW - A Russian man died after winning a drinking contest.
He consumed several pints of vodka and all five contestants
had to receive hospital treatment for alcohol poisoning.
"The competition lasted 30, perhaps 40 minutes and the win-
ner downed three half-liter bottles. He was taken home by
taxi but died within 20 minutes," said Roman Popov, a pro-
secutor pursuing the case in the town of Volgodonsk. The
prize for winning the drinking contest was 10 bottles of
vodka, reported the London Telegraph. However, the Itar-Tass
news agency says Volgodonsk police are charging competition
officials with involuntary manslaughter. Russians frequently
down about a quart of vodka at one sitting, but last year
40,000 Russians died of alcohol related illnesses.
What a way to go
He consumed several pints of vodka and all five contestants
had to receive hospital treatment for alcohol poisoning.
"The competition lasted 30, perhaps 40 minutes and the win-
ner downed three half-liter bottles. He was taken home by
taxi but died within 20 minutes," said Roman Popov, a pro-
secutor pursuing the case in the town of Volgodonsk. The
prize for winning the drinking contest was 10 bottles of
vodka, reported the London Telegraph. However, the Itar-Tass
news agency says Volgodonsk police are charging competition
officials with involuntary manslaughter. Russians frequently
down about a quart of vodka at one sitting, but last year
40,000 Russians died of alcohol related illnesses.
What a way to go
