LAPORTE, Ind., Sept. 14 (UPI) -- A 9-year-old LaPorte, Ind., boy choked to death on a hot dog he was eating for lunch, officials say.
Attempts to revive Juan Loera, a student at Hailmann Elementary School, were unsuccessful. He was flown to South Bend Memorial Hospital where he was pronounced dead, the Gary (Ind.) Post-Tribune said.
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Because of its tubular shape, St. Joseph County Deputy Coroner Charles Hurley told the newspaper, "A hot dog is one of the most dangerous foods a child can eat."