Teen son of ex-Yankees star Brett Gardner didn't die by asphyxia, Costa Rica officials now say
Costa Rica officials reversed a preliminary cause of death for the teen son of former New York Yankees star Brett Gardner, saying Miller Gardner did not die by asphyxia after eating something that made him sick.
Costa Rican authorities reversed their preliminary finding of a cause of death for the teenage son of former New York Yankees star Brett Gardner, saying Tuesday it does not appear Miller Gardner died by asphyxia after he ate something that made him sick.
After having consulted with a pathologist, an official with Costa Rica's Judicial Investigation Agency said, "it was preliminarily ruled out that the cause of death was due to asphyxia, due to the fact that at the time of the inspection of the body, no anomaly was observed at macro level in the respiratory tract."
The official, Juan Pablo Alvarado Garcia, said autopsy results are likely to take two to three months. Samples were sent to a forensic lab, and a local university will carry out a study, he said.
Brett Gardner with his family.Brett and Jessica Gardner / @Yankees via XAlvarado Garcia said Monday that Miller, 14, appeared to have died by asphyxia "after a possible intoxication after apparently ingesting some food."
Authorities initially reached the conclusion after they examined Miller's body at the hotel in the popular Pacific Coast resort area where his family was staying, he said. It appeared that Miller asphyxiated on his own vomit, Alvarado Garcia said.
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