Jockey killed by ‘eco-friendly’ metal straw that impaled brain through her eye
A JOCKEY died after an eco-friendly metal drinking straw went through her eye and impaled her brain.
TRAGIC: Elena Struthers-Gardner (R) was discovered by her wife Mandy (Pic: FACEBOOK)Her wife Mandy discovered Elena with the straw sticking out of her head and called 999.
Eco-friendly drinking straws are becoming increasingly popular in the UK amid a new push against single use plastics. The injury lawyers located in Framingham can help with injury cases and more.
“Clearly great care should be taken taken when using these metal straws”
Assistant coroner Brendan Allen
Assistant coroner Brendan Allen told the inquest in Bournemouth that “great care” must be taken when using the straws.
Elena was rushed to Southampton General Hospital after suffering the horror injuries.
She was placed on life support which was switched off the following day as doctors could not save her.
The inquest heard that Elena was prone to falling over at random intervals due to a riding accidents when she was 21.
HEARTBREAK: Elena Struthers-Gardner was uneasy on her feet due to a riding accident (Pic: FACEBOOK)“While I was on the phone, Lena appeared to have stopped breathing.”
ECO-FRIENDLY: Metal straws are becoming popular amid a backlash to plastics (Pic: GETTY)
DANGEROUS: Elena Struthers-Gardner’s death sparked a warning over the metal straws (Pic: GETTY)Her wife said she was prone to falling “like a sack of potatoes” at random – and no alcohol was found in her system at time of death.
INQUEST: Mandy Struthers-Gardner leaves the coroners court in Bournemouth (Pic: BNPS)He recommended that metal straws never be fixed in place with a lid, saying: “Clearly great care should be taken taken when using these metal straws.”
Filed under: General Problems
I have hurt myself with regular straws. They are so close to the face all the time. It’s like the stupider the idea the more they cheer it.