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Neknomination deaths: Craze ‘claims fifth victim’ as 20-year-old Bradley Eames is found dead after downing two pints of gin

Sunday 16 February 2014

The controversial Neknomination craze has reportedly led to the death of another young British man, after a rugby player mixed two pints of gin with teabags and said to the camera: “This is how you drink.”

Bradley Eames, 20, filmed himself downing the concoction in a matter of minutes, but complained of feeling ill shortly after and died four days later, the Mirror reported.

A friend told the newspaper about the video, and while police investigating the death said they were aware of its existence, they added that an initial post mortem had proved inconclusive.

The day Mr Eames’ body was found at his home in Nottingham, his stepmother Wendy Phelps-Eames reportedly posted a link on social media to another story about a Neknomination-related death and wrote: “You all need to stop now!”

A spokesperson for the Kaleidoscope alcohol awareness charity told the Mirror that two pints of gin was a “massive amount” to drink, effectively “playing Russian roulette”.

He said: “Government guidelines for alcohol consumption say 21 units a week for the average adult male.

“Here people are having more than that in one or two minutes. They are overloading their bodies.”

Mr Eames’ death comes after police said they planned to talk to the person who “Neknominated” Isaac Richardson, also 20, who went on to drink a cocktail of wine, whisky, vodka and lager.

Officers are also investigating the death of Stephen Brooks, 29, who collapsed after drinking three quarters of a litre of vodka in under a minute.

The Neknomination phenomenon, which like the “planking” craze before it appears to have originated in Australia, first claimed two lives in Ireland when 22-year-old Ross Cummins and 19-year-old Jonny Byrne were found dead in separate incidents at the start of February.

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Two pints, to a non alcoholic, is a lot. Even for an alcoholic, drinking it in a few minutes would not bode well. Two pints in an hour is doable.

I wonder about the four day gap though.

Bleach in the shallow end of the gene pool.

oldr_n_wsr wrote:Two pints, to a non alcoholic, is a lot. Even for an alcoholic, drinking it in a few minutes would not bode well. Two pints in an hour is doable.

I wonder about the four day gap though.

I went to high school with a dude who would chug a fifth of Bacardi 151 almost every weekend.

Sadly, I know some who still do. But it doesn't take them a weekend.

No...he would chug one every Saturday. Sometimes, he'd chug one Friday night. I don't mean drink, I mean CHUG!

So the guy drank himself to death cause he was exposed to clothed breasts...hmmmm

Well that's what happens when yer in yer cups

Rick wrote:So the guy drank himself to death cause he was exposed to clothed breasts...hmmmm

Good a reason as any

The controversial Neknomination craze has reportedly led to the death of another young British man, after a rugby player mixed two pints of gin with teabags and said to the camera: “This is how you drink.”

Teabags? How vulgar!

Waste of good tea.

We used to do some serious drinking when I was in College, (Grain Punch was popular) but I have become such an old fuddy duddy that I have absolutely no idea what this "Neknomination" thing is even about...


(And fortunately, Tati is still a few years away from that sort "competitive" drinking experience...)

Read this sloooowly LJ (I did)

NekNomination is an internet drinking craze spread by social media which hit the headlines in early 2014. Thought to have originated in Australia, it involves someone completing a drinking dare - neck - then nominating someone else to go next. Videos of the dares are often posted online. Police have warned of the "catastrophic dangers" of getting involved.

http://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/nekno ... z2uESKsoN1