Miller Gardner, teenage son of former Yankee Brett Gardner, died of carbon monoxide poisoning, confirms Costa Rica

San José, Costa Rica – The poisoning by carbon monoxide was the cause of the death of the teenage son of the former Yankees gardener of New York Brett Gardner, confirmed the authorities of Costa Rica on Wednesday night. They had informed earlier this week that it was suspected, after High toxic gas levels were detected In the family of the family of the family.

Randall Zúñiga, director of the Judicial Investigation Agency, or OIJ, said he tested Miller Gardner’s 14 -year -old for carboxyhemoglobin, a compound generated when Carbon monoxide It binds to blood hemoglobin.

When carboxyhemoglobin saturation exceeds 50%, it is considered lethal. In the case of Gardner, the test showed a saturation of 64%.

“It is important to keep in mind that adjacent to this room is a dedicated machine room, where it is believed that there may be some type of pollution to these rooms,” said Zúñiga.

The head of the Costa Rican Judicial Police added that, during the autopsy, a “layer” was detected in the organs of the young man, which is formed when there is a high presence of poisonous gas.

Miller Gardner died on March 21 as he stayed with his family at a hotel on Manuel Antonio’s beach in the Central Pacific of Costa Rica.

The family said in a statement that he died while sleeping.

In a statement earlier this week, the hotel where the family had been housed, the sand of the sea Beachfront & Rainforest Resort, said it was “disconsolate by the tragic loss that happened recently in our premises,” and said: “He said:” We cooperately cooperate with the Costa Rican judicial authorities, which have assumed the investigation.

Initially, it was thought that suffocation caused his death, but after the Forensic Pathology section performed an autopsy, that theory was ruled out. An previous research line also analyzed If the family had suffered food poisoning. Family members reported feeling sick after dinner at a nearby restaurant on March 20 and received the hotel doctor treatment.

The director of OIJ, Randall Zúñiga, said that the investigation of death was “closely coordinated” with the FBI.

Brett Gardner, 41, was recruited by the Yankees in 2005 and spent his entire career in the majors with the organization. The fast gardener hit .256 with 139 home runs, 578 ranges, 274 robberies and 73 triples in 14 seasons since 2008-2021.

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