A Richmond KY., boy is dead after ingesting cinnamon power he located while climbing the kitchen counters.
Matthew Radar, 4, ate the powder and later died from what doctors said was asphyxiation.
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Matthew was rushed to the hospital and pronounced dead an hour and a half later. The coroner ruled the death was accidental and said cinnamon asphyxiation is a common problem when the powder is inhaled.
“He was completely healthy – no problems,” Brianna Radar, the boy’s mother, said. “He started choking. It was like he was having a seizure and just collapsed.” h/t fox8live
While Matthew was choking on the cinnamon, some of it got into his lungs and caused his death.