Former Yankees player Brett Gardner's 14 year old son dies while on vacation in Costa Rica

[quote] Preliminary Cause of Death Revealed for Son of Yankees’ Brett Gardner

There is a major update in the tragic death of Miller Gardner.

One day after Yankees alum Brett Gardner and his wife Jessica Gardner announced the sudden loss of their 14-year-old son, officials in Costa Rica—where the family was reportedly vacationing at the time—shared his preliminary cause of death.

Costa Rica's Judicial Investigation Agency said he likely died from suffocation after possibly ingesting a toxic substance.

“Preliminarily, apparently the manner of death would be by asphyxia after a possible intoxication after apparently ingesting some food,” an Organismo de Investigación Judicial spokesperson told NBC News in a March 24 statement translated from Spanish. “At the moment it is a death under investigation and is awaiting the results of the autopsy, as well as the analysis of the Toxicology Section, to determine the exact cause of death.”

The organization said the autopsy results could take two to three months.

The former MLB player—who also shares son Hunter, 16, with Jessica—shared the news of Miller’s passing on March 23, saying the teen died “peacefully in his sleep.”

They continued, “We have so many questions and so few answers at this point, but we do know that he passed away peacefully in his sleep on the morning of Friday, March 21st.”

In addition to sharing the tragic news, Brett and Jessica paid tribute to Miller by reflecting on his life.

“Miller was a beloved son and brother and we cannot yet comprehend our life without his infectious smile,” the couple said. “He loved football, baseball, golf, hunting, fishing, his family and his friends. He lived life to the fullest every single day.”

My first guess was carbon monoxide poisoning...

I’m thinking drugs.

He was 14 years old on vacation with his parents, R3.

I really don't think so.

Felled as he was approaching peak ripeness.

sus

So anaphylactic shock most likely - allergies in kids are at insane levels.

Probably ate something innocuous not knowing what was in it - or not being able to read it in Spanish.

I feel horrible for them - one of the worst parts is returning on a vacation with one less person. Going to your house and all of their stuff is there while you unpack.

You go on vacation a family of 4 - come back a broken family of 3. It's really sad. Happens more often than you think.

Saying they died peacefully in their sleep is something they tell families to make them feel better. People die in distress in bed with no one around them.

Sleep well tonight, DL.

R8 - do everyone a favor and leave the eulogies to someone else.

[quote] You go on vacation a family of 4 - come back a broken family of 3. It's really sad. Happens more often than you think.

[quote] Saying they died peacefully in their sleep is something they tell families to make them feel better. People die in distress in bed with no one around them.

Can you just imagine the parents' shock at finding their 14 year old dead in bed when they woke up?

The crying and wailing!

[quote] one of the worst parts is returning on a vacation with one less person

Fewer!

Could be an undiagnosed shellfish allergy.

That shit will shut you down.

In Latin American and Hispanic nations, shellfish is hard to avoid. I told a restaurant in Barcelona I had a shellfish allergy. I was served a vegetarian dish, but 15 minutes later, I was having an anaphylactic reaction.

Hunter Gardner and Miller Gardner are terrible names.

Shellfish allergy.

Fourteen? These kids today are living forever.

What? Why is everyone looking at me? Honestly.

Fucking White Lotus.

Unless it was something like carbon monoxide, he did not die peacefully in his sleep. He was either comatose or awake, and in either case his body would be convulsing violently until asphyxiation or heart failure.

Please let his parents know that, R17.

I'm sure it will bring them great comfort.

I only wish you had been in the room when they found him.

He was drunk and eating. He asphyxiated after inhaling food into his lungs. The report just came out.

So comforting R17. You and R8 should hang out together.

I feel like the ministry may be your calling.

He was 14 years old and has left us far too soon after falling ill along with several other family members while on vacation.

So were other family members also ill? Or just unclear phrasing?

“ Miller Gardner was staying at the upscale Arenas Del Mar Beachfront & Rainforest resort in Pacific Coast tourist hotspot Manuel Antonio when he fell seriously ill along with several members of his family, local officials told Inside Edition.”

They look like a nice family.

Very sad.

I say food allergy related.

How terrible and sad for the family.

I'd tap the dad.

I'd tap that twice.

Huge forehead and head on the father.

[quote] He was drunk and eating. He asphyxiated after inhaling food into his lungs. The report just came out.

Link please.

Google it.

Doesn’t exist in the form you described it then.

Someone please slap the "it was drugs" troll at R3.

Slap him VICIOUSLY!

The 14-year-old son of Brett, 41, and his wife Jessica Gardner died by asphyxiation "after a possible intoxication after apparently ingesting some food," Juan Pablo Alvarado Garcia of Costa Rica’s Judicial Investigative Agency told NBC News on Monday, March 24.

from People magazine

Sounds like vaccine injury.

[quote] He was drunk and eating. He asphyxiated after inhaling food into his lungs. The report just came out.

I've read articles regarding the report, and haven't seen anything about the kid being intoxicated. Source?

I should say drunk not intoxicated. The two are not necessarily the same.

[quote]The 14-year-old son of Brett, 41, and his wife Jessica Gardner died by asphyxiation "after a possible intoxication after apparently ingesting some food," Juan Pablo Alvarado Garcia of Costa Rica’s Judicial Investigative Agency told NBC News

The official statement is word salad because of the language barrier.

It does NOT mean he was drunk and inhaled food.

Considering the report that other members of the family got sick — and that itself might be a mistranslation — it could be botulism (food poisoning) that stopped his breathing.

I don't know why anyone vacations in the diarrhea nations.

Especially after the reports of carbon monoxide and people getting poisoned by drinking straight ethanol presented in legit liquor bottles in resort minibars.

R37, our current diarrhea nation is in absolutely no position to be pointing fingers at this moment.

[quote] Costa Rica’s Judicial Investigation Agency said that Miller likely died from suffocation after possibly ingesting a toxic substance.

[quote]"one of the worst parts is returning on a vacation with one less person." Fewer!—Nancy Lee Grahn

Less!

[quote]r1 Costa Rica's Judicial Investigation Agency said he likely died from suffocation after possibly ingesting a toxic substance.

Crack cocaine?

A toxic substance in FOOD = food poisoning.

Just Jared can't be counted on to parse a Spanish statement when NBC News didn't even attempt it.

It could very well be food poisoning if more than one family member was affected.

A 14 year old boy should have survived poisoning. Maybe he had other health issues.

The report is garbled for several reasons and shouldn't be taken literally.

What a terrible thing to happen to that family.

This picture makes me sad.

Poor kid.

Why is he dressed in camo in OP’s pic? Was he a hunting/gun enthusiast?

[quote] Why is he dressed in camo in OP’s pic? Was he a hunting/gun enthusiast?

From R1's post:

[italic]“Miller was a beloved son and brother and we cannot yet comprehend our life without his infectious smile,” the couple said. “He loved football, baseball, golf, [bold]hunting[/bold], fishing, his family and his friends. He lived life to the fullest every single day.”[/italic]

I served him and his family once. Nice guy. I was eyeballing him, and just asked “why do I recognize you”

“I’m Brett Gardner.”

“Who?”

“I’m Brett Gardner.”

“Oh! I got it! You’re Brett Gardner!”

“He lived life to the fullest every single day…”

Sure. Killing animals.

HE GOT THE JAB!

“He loved football, baseball, golf, hunting, fishing, his family and his friends. He lived life to the fullest every single day.“

R48, after reading that i too had to wonder if this wasn’t karma. mother nature is a bitch when she needs to be.

[quote] R48, after reading that i too had to wonder if this wasn’t karma. mother nature is a bitch when she needs to be.

If that were the case, then why hasn't "mother nature" taken care of Don Jr. and Eric Trump?

Clearly, there's no such thing as karma, R50.

The tail was hilled!

R51 & R52, i’m hoping mother nature is saving up bigger karma to drop on those 2.

a girl’s gotta have hope!

It's always a shame when the cute ones with the tight holes are taken from the world too soon.

[quote] their two sons, Miller and Hunter

What’s with first names being inspired by occupations in a medieval village?

[quote] I told a restaurant in Barcelona I had a shellfish allergy. I was served a vegetarian dish, but 15 minutes later, I was having an anaphylactic reaction.

Barcelona's war on tourism enters a new stage of violence.

[quote]Hunter Gardner and Miller Gardner are terrible names.

If you name a child 'Hunter', you're required to name the next one 'Gatherer.'

Gatherer is so close to Gardner, I bet he was called Hunter Gatherer a lot in school.

I’d probably call him that. If it wouldn’t get me beat up.

But Hunter and Gardner don’t go together at all. He hunts, and gardens? (I know it’s gardener, but close enough). Plus it sounds terrible with the double ‘er’ at the end.

That kid sure looked older than 14 in OP's pic.

Did he have some other health condition?

Brett had a good looking face, but his bulbous head shape always reminded me of the yellow guy from Sin City. Shame, because otherwise he’d be really handsome.

A friend of mine went into a coma after a mysterious anaphylactic shock, apparently from the smell of something in a seafood market he was visiting, then he died.

Did you get his stuff, R62?

I did not. His wife and children (one a newborn) kept it all.

I was going to say something, but I let it go as they live in Spain.

Yeah the writing in these articles is getting worse and worse. I, too, was confused. Were they saying his entire family was sick or the entire family was vacationing? Sadly, both boys had that Jake Paul hair with the swoopy bullshit meant hide how thin it is, I guess.

White Lotus season 4

It is a sad story. The brothers look more like each other than they do either parent.

[quote] Brett Gardner's Son Suffered Possible Intoxication After Ingesting Food — Here’s What That Means

On March 21, Miller Gardner, the teenage son of New York Yankees player Brett Gardner, 41, died unexpectedly during a family vacation in Costa Rica.

An official with Costa Rica’s Judicial Investigative Agency told NBC News on Monday, March 24, that the 14-year-old died by asphyxiation "after a possible intoxication after apparently ingesting some food."

But asphyxiation has since been ruled out as the cause of death, Costa Rican officials confirmed to PEOPLE.

According to Juan Pablo Alvarado Garcia, an official with Costa Rica’s Judicial Investigation Agency, after meeting with a doctor from the Forensic Pathology Section of the Judicial Investigation Agency, asphyxiation is not the cause.

"The preliminary ruling ruled out asphyxiation as the cause of death. No macro-level abnormalities were observed in the respiratory tract upon inspection of the body," Garcia said.

Officials are still waiting for the results of toxicology tests to determine whether food poisoning was the cause of death.

Food poisoning is caused by an infection or irritation of the digestive tract from viruses, bacteria or parasites, according to the National Institutes of Health. In addition to vomiting, it can cause diarrhea, stomach pain or cramps, and fever.

Costa Rica’s Judicial Investigative Agency said that the preliminary cause of death could take two to three months to confirm.

Has it been discussed. He was a very large and mature looking 14 yo boy. His brother even larger.

Was he a large boy? Big through the hips? Roomy?

[quote] Has it been discussed

Yes.

R68 It's still totally vague, thanks, People, can you just wait till you have the actual story? Asphyxiation after intoxication makes it sound like he was drunk and lying on his back and choked on puke, like we gen x'ers were warned about. Always lie down on your side after getting shitfaced!

The whole; Brett Gardner's Son Suffered Possible Intoxication After Ingesting Food — Here’s What That Means thing is bullshit too, you still haven't told us what that means.

"Asphyxiation after intoxication"

Did you ride the short bus, R72. No it does not "sound like he was drunk".

intoxication means POISONED, here.

Wow, ableist asshole R73, short bus? and yes, it sounds like he was intoxicated, on alcohol or drugs.

He had big dick face. And he probably never got to use it. Tragic.

It is sad, r75. I'm sure he got to stroke some tho. But his hole and dick probably never got to experience men. Our God is a cruel god.

Such stupid names for the kids.

I would've gone with Tomato and Olive

Middle name: Uphill

[quote] I would've gone with Tomato and Olive

How about Apple? Or North?

R78 You missed the joke, dearie.

Look at the family's surname.

He looked a lot older than 14 in the OP photo. More like 40.

R13 a third would be Hunter Gatherer?

Now they say it wasn’t asphyxiation. The whole family fell ill and vomiting was involved. Sounds like extreme food poisoning.

Last time I was in Costa Rica, I ate tacos from a street vendor, and became violently ill.

Food poisoning in Costa Rica is no joke.

Our tour guide warned us not to eat anything not from the hotel, don't even drink anything with ice cubes, don't eat fresh fruit, etc.

It all contains tap water, which is very polluted and/or filled with harmful bacteria.

Costa Rican cumloads? Risky?

I never heard or understood that food poisoning could actually kill a person until I was in my 30s. They must have been similarly naive, and obviously didn’t know how bad the son’s situation was.

[quote] I'm sure he got to stroke some tho.

Stroke some what?

[quote]R83 Our tour guide warned us not to eat anything not from the hotel, don't even drink anything with ice cubes, don't eat fresh fruit, etc.

But you had to scurry out under the cover of darkness and gobble a street vendor’s tacos.

Fat whore.

[quote] But you had to scurry out under the cover of darkness and gobble a street vendor’s tacos.

[quote] Fat whore.

It smelled so good, walking by the taco stand.

And I wanted something authentic.

Well, I got it. Authentic FOOD POISONING.

Not even three hours after eating the taco, I was in the room throwing up.

So I totally sympathize with this family. Who knew that eating food in a foreign country can kill you???

Anthony Bourdain traveled the world, eating all kinds of garbage from street vendors in India, Africa, Asia, etc. And he always seemed fine.

I have no sympathy for hunters in general and Hunter specifically. Live by the sword, die by the swordfish, or whatever it was. Now, had he been merely a gardener, that would be a different story. Wildlife is under siege everywhere so one less entitled, young idiot is not really such a tragedy. They look like Trumpies, too.

Well aren't you a peach.

I like your style, R89.

[quote] Anthony Bourdain traveled the world, eating all kinds of garbage from street vendors in India, Africa, Asia, etc. And he always seemed fine.

Until he didn’t.

What an unattractive family. Woof.

Interestingly, I have read online that Pepto Bismol taken BEFORE you eat sketchy food in a third world country will help stem food poisoning, someone did a actual study, they think the Bismuth binds with the bacteria and sends it down the tube.

One Pepto to rule them all and in the intestine bind them.

Perhaps a RIM-ady for those who partake in the ass eating activities, think about it, probably ineffective for parasites tho.

I didn't read the whole thread. Is it reported what bacteria killed him?

There are prophylactic drugs one can take before and during visiting countries like this.

I grew up in San Diego so we went to Tijuana a lot, and we knew not to have the water, the ice, etc. But that was a day trip that took 45 minutes to arrive, I can't believe people who are paying a lot and actually on vacation, don't have safe food, fuck that!

I always thought that Costa Rica was supposed to be one of the "cleaner" Central American countries.

So many tourists from the US visit Costa Rica every year, but you don't hear about something like this.

Or is it just under reported?

[quote] Brett Gardner's Family Treated for Illness Before Son’s Death

Former MLB player Brett Gardner and his wife Jessica Gardner announced their 14-year-old son died on March 21, with the U.S. Embassy of Costa Rica sharing that the family was vacationing in the country at the time.

Now, just days later, Costa Rica's Judicial Investigation Agency has shared information about Miller's health in the hours leading up to his passing—including how all four Gardner family members may have gotten sick.

On March 20, Brett, Jessica and kids Miller and Hunter, 16, went to a restaurant outside of their hotel and felt ill when they returned, agency spokesperson Juan Pablo Alvarado Garcia told NBC News March 25. A medical team at their hotel treated all four family members with medicine.

It was the next morning that Miller's body was found in his hotel room in Manuel Antonio, according to the agency.

Officials saw that the teen had vomit in his mouth and nose, so they initially believed that he had suffocated on his own throw-up. However, a forensic pathologist subsequently analyzed Miller’s body and did not find any obstruction in the airways, so they ruled out asphyxiation as his cause of death, according to Alvarado Garcia.

“It was preliminarily ruled out that the cause of death was due to asphyxia,” the spokesperson told NBC News in a March 25 statement, “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.”

Now they believe Miller could have died due to the food, the medicine or an underlying cause, but his official cause of death is still under investigation as authorities await the toxicology and neuropathology test results, according to Alvarado Garcia.

"Was it a medicine they gave him that triggered something? Or was it an underlying condition he had that was triggered by what he ate or the medicine they gave him?" he told NBC News. "We won’t know until we know all of the results from the tests.”

[quote]a hotel medical team gave the Gardner family medicine

Wonder what kind of medicine. Doctors recommend waiting out food poisoning and letting it run its course, drinking water (and/or drinks with electrolytes) to make sure you don't get dehydrated.

[quote] Restaurant Where Brett Gardner’s Family Dined on Vacation Denies Responsibility for Son’s Death

A popular hotel in Costa Rica has issued a statement after being connected to the death of Miller Gardner, the 14-year-old son of former New York Yankees star, Brett Gardner.

Hotel La Mariposa, located in Manuel Antonio, Quepos, faced criticism on social media after it was revealed Miller and his family dined at its restaurant, Le Papillon, shortly before Miller’s death, which Costa Rican authorities believe may have been due to food poisoning.

“Due to misinformation circulating on social media, we would like to clarify that the Gardner family dined at our restaurant, Le Papillon, on the afternoon of Tuesday, March 18, 2025 — three days before Miller's tragic passing,” the hotel posted via Facebook, which has been translated to English, on Monday, March 24. “Any claims suggesting a link between our restaurant and this heartbreaking event are entirely false and unfounded.”

The statement continued, “Any news, statements, or claims to the contrary do not reflect the reality of the situation. Furthermore, we do not have any additional information, as the Gardner family did not stay at our hotel.”

Miller and his family — including his parents, Brett and Jessica — were staying at The Arenas Del Mar Beachfront & Rainforest Resort at the time of Miller’s death, roughly a half-mile from the Hotel La Mariposa.

“Despite media inquiries, we will refrain from making further comments out of respect for the privacy of the Gardner family,” the hotel added. “We appreciate our community’s understanding and respect, reaffirming our commitment to transparency and truthfulness.”

Had they all just subsided on straight liquor while there, they might have made it out alive.

Codeine.

Bourbon.

It should be pretty easy to find out which restaurant made the family sick.

It had to be somewhere they ate ON THE DAY OF Miller's death.

That serious level of food poisoning would come on in just a few hours, so it had to be the last place they ate at.

[quote] Doctor Whose Team Responded to Miller Gardner on Site Says Teen Was 'Clinically Dead When We Arrived' (Exclusive)

Dr. Kevin Gannon, who helps run both Manuel Antonio Urgent Care and Quepos Urgent Care, confirmed to PEOPLE that it was Manuel Antonio Urgent Care that treated the 14-year-old son of former New York Yankees player Brett Gardner on site. Miller died unexpectedly while on vacation in Costa Rica with his family on the morning of Friday, March 21.

Gannon tells PEOPLE exclusively that while he was not the direct doctor who treated Miller at Arenas Del Mar Beachfront & Rainforest Resort, his team "was the one performing advanced life support CPR on the site, but there was not much we could do for him."

The doctor said Miller was non-responsive when first responders arrived and confirmed that CPR was performed on him for over 30 minutes.

He said Miller was "clinically dead when we arrived."

"We responded to a patient without vital signs, and he had no vital signs when we arrived. And we do not have records of him at all," explained Gannon, meaning that his organization had not treated him prior.

While he could not determine the reasoning behind Miller's death, he noted that he and his family all had "gastrointestinal symptoms."

Although Gannon did not detail what those symptoms were, the American College of Gastroenterology states that "heartburn, indigestion/dyspepsia, bloating and constipation" are common GI symptoms.

In a statement to PEOPLE, a representative for the Arenas Del Mar Beachfront & Rainforest Resort previously said it is "fully cooperating with authorities as they investigate."

"We remain committed to supporting our guests and staff, prioritizing their well-being and safety while respecting the privacy of those affected,” the statement said.

The statement also said that "the family did not eat at any of Arenas Del Mar’s restaurants for lunch or dinner the previous day."

"Additionally, on March 14th, we had an inspection by the Health Ministry in which the hotel passed with a 98.5 out of 100," the statement added, noting that hotel staff are not allowed to provide medication to guests.

Wow R107. I hope they are suing the restaurant so hard. Fucking 14 and on a family vacation. HIs brother is going to be fucked up for life about this.

Seems it would be pretty easy to figure out where he got the food poisoning since the whole family got sick and would know what particular food they all ate. What a nightmare.

Jesus, the coverage in this is getting obsessive.

Is this dead white boy the next Natalee Holloway?

[quote] Is this dead white boy the next Natalee Holloway?

Are you saying “he” is converting into a “she”?

Men who name their sons “Hunter” and then push them into killing animals as sport are the worst kind of douche. It’s a very particular type. If the son was like the father, no great loss.

Think of all the animals who will survive due to his death.

Jokes on you we're doing a hunting party funeral!

[quote] After Brett Gardner Said His 14-Year-Old Son Died Amid “Several Other Family Members” Getting Sick On Vacation, It Has Been Reported That “High Levels Of Carbon Monoxide” Were Found In Their Hotel Room

On Monday, Miller’s initial cause of death of asphyxiation was officially ruled out, with Costa Rica’s Judicial Investigation Agency previously telling NBC News that it was thought the teen had died from asphyxia "after a possible intoxication after apparently ingesting some food.” At the time, it was made clear that this was a preliminary cause of death, and that they were awaiting autopsy and toxicology results.

In a new video statement from the general director of the Judicial Investigation Agency, Randall Zúñiga, it was revealed that the investigation into Miller’s death is still ongoing, but “hazardous atmospheres” had been found in the room that his family were staying in.

"At that time, high levels of carbon monoxide contamination were detected in that room. Which then leads us to a line of investigation in which it appears that this person may have died from inhaling these very dangerous gases," Zúñiga said in his native Spanish, per People.

"In this regard, it is important to note that adjacent to this room, there is a specialized machine room, which is believed to contain some type of contamination in these rooms, and this could have caused some kind of contamination at the time,” Zúniga went on. “We also have to wait for the final results of the forensic toxicology, which will determine exactly what caused the death of this young man.”

In a separate statement, a spokesperson for the Judicial Investigation Agency confirmed to People: "The preliminary ruling ruled out asphyxiation as the cause of death. No macro-level abnormalities were observed in the respiratory tract upon inspection of the body.”

Oh then I guess he maybe really did die peacefully in his sleep.

Adding so many words and saying so much, ""In this regard, it is important to note that adjacent to this room, there is a specialized machine room, which is believed to contain some type of contamination in these rooms, and this could have caused some kind of contamination at the time,” Zúniga went on. “We also have to wait for the final results of the forensic toxicology, which will determine exactly what caused the death of this young man.”

A specialized machine room? Does the machine make carbon monoxide? Sounds like you guys are fucked. You're getting sued, dude!

R117, it may have been translated from Spanish via Google Translate.

Why they were spending their money overseas when there’s so many American vacation spots that need support is curious.

That is one hideous looking person in R107's link, and he looks like a middle aged man too.

According to the Daily Mail:

[quote] Costa Rican authorities have confirmed once and for all that Brett Gardner's son Miller died from carbon monoxide inhalation during a family vacation.

He’s the new Dayle Haddon.

He's the new Rondo Hatton.

[quote] Former Yankees outfielder Brett Gardner's son Miller died of carbon monoxide poisoning

Authorities in Costa Rica investigating the death of former New York Yankees outfielder Brett Gardner’s teenage son have concluded that he died of carbon monoxide poisoning.

Miller Gardner, 14, was found dead on March 21 in his hotel room at the Arenas Del Mar resort in Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica, during a family vacation.

In a statement Wednesday, Randall Zúñiga, director of the Judicial Investigation Agency of Costa Rica, said toxicology tests for carbon monoxide showed a saturation level of 64% in Gardner's body. Concentrations above 50% of carboxyhemoglobin are considered lethal.

Additional tests for the presence of drugs such as fentanyl were negative.

Earlier this week, Costa Rican police said they discovered high levels of carbon monoxide while conducting tests in Miller Gardner's room at the resort.

A spokesperson for the resort told ABC News that the high levels of carbon monoxide were detected “in a mechanical room that guests do not occupy."

"The levels in the hotel room were non-existent and non-lethal," the hotel spokesperson said.

Costa Rican officials initially said that they suspected Miller Gardner died from possible "food intoxication," or food poisoning, and that they were working to determine if his death was caused by “possible asphyxiation” from a reaction to the food.

They later ruled out both as causes of his death.

That makes a lot more sense. It'd be pretty unusual for a teenager with no preexisting conditions to be found dead in his sleep due to food poisoning.

So he had his own room? Shit, his brother is lucky they didn't share. They continue to say that the carbon monoxide was in a room no one occupies, and yet..it got to him. I hope his parents sue.

R2 called it.

R126, it sounds like he wanted his own room, but there weren’t any, so he slept in some “mechanical room” that wasn’t meant for guests. Did I get that right?

Ohh okay R128. Thanks.

R128 He slept in a mechanical room, with the furnace and the fuse box? What a dumbass.

But I guess boys will do anything to have a safe space in which to beat off.

[quote] I don't know why anyone vacations in the diarrhea nations.

Costa Rica is far from one of the "diarrhea nations." It's actually the healthiest, safest, and most politically stable country in Central America. Go back to Truth Social.

R131 That's like eating dinner at the nicest IHOP in the county.

It ain't fuckin' much!

The mechanical room is adjacent to the room he slept in.

[quote] But I guess boys will do anything to have a safe space in which to beat off.

Is this a safe space?

Very sad. His parent's will never be the same, and they'll never truly be happy again. It sounds like an undiagnosed allergy. All the 14 year old dirtbags roaming around doing nothing but take and hurt...and this nice young man is taken before his time. It makes no sense.

[quote] It sounds like an undiagnosed allergy.

To carbon monoxide?

Just to clarify, he did not sleep in the "mechanical" room. He slept in the room adjacent.

I credit the Costa Rican authorities for approaching this honestly. Making their tourism industry held accountable rather than white-washing is a very good thing.

Do they make travel sized carbon monoxide detectors? Someone should make that happen and sell them in the little travel-sized item aisle in Target or Walmart.

I bet they'd be popular.

It should be developed as a pendant.

Part of the new “Dayle Haddon: Survivors” line.

R138 I use it whenever I travel internationally, especially in southeast Asia and Central/latin America.

Costa Rica is safe? Did you see that part where they have so many homicides there's a backup for autopsies? Saying it's the safest country in central America is not saying much. How stupid.

A lot of people vacation in the Dominican Republic. I went there once—never again.