An elementary school kid died of choking. Sad news from here

Zagreb, Croatia (Hrvatska)
June 9, 2026 5:20am CST
Not the topic that i enjoy to talk about. They just mentioned it was a school in a nearby city and that the child, age 9 choked while eating a doughnut. A male pronoun was used so, it seems it was a boy. According to witnesses, this happened during a school break and it was a heavy chocking cause the student instantly turned blue and couldn't breathe. Teachers and the er tried to reanimate him but after an hour all together, they announced him passing. No name of the school was mentioned. The school where this happened will receive experts who will provide some counseling for the teacher staff and the children. Medical experts say that these things happen, they are not unusual but, it's awful when it comes to kids and this young. I live alone and sometimes i was scared (maybe still) what will happen to me if i choke cause, noone's there so, i don't like the news including choking.
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@dodo19 (48198)
• Beaconsfield, Quebec
9 Jun
That is really sad. Breaks my heart to hear stories like this. My heart goes out to his family and all that knew this kid.
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• Zagreb, Croatia (Hrvatska)
13 Jun
the journalist stopped reporting about this so not sure if the school did enough but i think they did. tragedies are horrible.
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@dodo19 (48198)
• Beaconsfield, Quebec
15 Jun
@valherma00 Hopefully they did enough. It's always sad to hear of tragedies like this for sure.
@AmbiePam (121139)
• United States
9 Jun
Did no one know the Heimlich Maneuver? I thought they taught that to people everywhere to keep this from happening. Obviously, it’s not full proof, but it’s pretty close. That’s simply awful, and I’m so sorry to hear it.
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• Zagreb, Croatia (Hrvatska)
13 Jun
i wish the journalists wrote something more but, you're right. i also think everyone should know the first aid. maybe they did but it was too late. yes, it's hard to hear this kind of news. we feel sorry when people die in general but small kids, it's really sad.
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@snowy22315 (209167)
• United States
9 Jun
That is really terrible..RIP!
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• Zagreb, Croatia (Hrvatska)
13 Jun
it's extremely said. rip, for sure.
@toniganzon (77310)
• Philippines
9 Jun
T?hat's such terrible news.
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• Zagreb, Croatia (Hrvatska)
13 Jun
i'm still having a goosebumps but news stopped reporting about this. too bad for this little boy.
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